Pfizer irked after Belgian politician publishes COVID-19 vaccine prices By Marine Strauss
A logo of Pfizer is seen at the entrance to the Pfizer factory in Puurs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer complained of a breach of confidentiality after a politician in Belgium published on Thursday the price per dose of COVID-19 vaccines ordered by the country, according to a Belgian newspaper.
Belgian secretary of state Eva De Bleeker tweeted a table with the number of doses and price per dose of each vaccine, after a 30-hour debate on the Belgian budget in parliament. She subsequently deleted her tweet.
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Belgian minister Eva De Bleeker s list left out the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which is already on the market and priced competitively with its Western rivals. Joint trials with the cheapest on offer, AstraZeneca s Oxford vaccine, were announced this week.
A Belgian government minister has leaked the prices of various COVID-19 vaccines after revelations the European Union (EU) turned down Pfizer s offer of 500 million doses over price.
US transnational Pfizer reacted on Friday to State Secretary for Budget and Consumer Protection Eva De Bleeker s apparently careless tweet on Thursday, saying the price it charges for the vaccine made at its facility in Belgium and co-developed with German foirm BiNTech.