国际英语资讯:EU signs first deal with AstraZeneca to buy COVID-19 vaccines
<p><span word="NICOSIA">NICOSIA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="EC">EC</span>) <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Stella">Stella</span> <span word="Kyriakides">Kyriakides</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EC">EC</span> <span word="premises">premises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nicosia">Nicosia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="doses">doses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="doses">doses</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="rata">rata</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="recombinant">recombinant</span> <span word="adenovirus">adenovirus</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EC">EC</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="Phase">Phase</span> <span word="II">II</span>/<span word="III">III</span> <span word="Clinical">Clinical</span> <span word="Trials">Trials</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="exploratory">exploratory</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="Kyriakides">Kyriakides</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EC">EC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diversified">diversified</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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