Europe - Four-Country Inclusive Vaccine Alliance In Quest for Covid-19 Vaccine
- 04/06/2020
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In a letter to Parliament and a press release (see, attachments), the Dutch Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports, Hugo de Jonge, revealed on 3 June 2020 an initiative of Italy, France, Germany and The Netherlands to work together to secure a Covid-19 vaccine for “the European Union and other countries”.
According to the Minister, the “Inclusive Vaccine Alliance” (IVA) is in talks with several pharmaceutical companies regarding promising ventures and in the process hopes to establish a European manufacturing base for the vaccine. The IVA’s ultimate goal is to create a medicine that is “accessible, available and affordable”.
Other countries will be given the opportunity to join the IVA which is also in contact with the European Commission.