EU COVID-19 vaccine procurement: Sufficient doses secured after initial challenges, but performance of the process not sufficiently assessed

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Series Details 19/2022, Number 19
Publication Date September 2022
ISBN 978-92-847-8426-4 I
ISSN 1977-5679
EC QJ-AB-22-017-EN-N
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The European Union (EU) launched its vaccine procurement strategy in June 2020. By the end of 2021, it had signed €71 billion worth of contracts securing up to 4.6 billion doses. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) concludes that the EU secured a diversified vaccine portfolio for Member States, though it started procurement later than the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The contracts signed in 2021 have stronger provisions on key issues than those signed in 2020.

The Court found that the European Commission had limited leverage to overcome supply challenges and the size of its impact on the ramp-up of vaccine production was unclear. The recommendations focus on the need to draw lessons learnt and run exercises to test the EU’s updated pandemic preparedness framework.
Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.doi.org/10.2865/569767
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  • https://op.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special-reports/covid19-vaccines-19-2022/en/
  • https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR22_19/SR_EU_COVID_vaccine_procurement_EN.pdf
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European Court of Auditors (ECA): Press Release, 12/09/2022: EU COVID-19 vaccine procurement: lessons to be learned, say EU auditors https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/INSR22_19/INSR_EU_COVID_vaccine_procurement_EN.pdf
EUR-LEX: OJ C 484, 20/12/2022: Council Conclusions on Special Report No 19/2022 by the European Court of Auditors: COVID-19 vaccine procurement – Sufficient doses secured after initial challenges, but performance of the process not sufficiently assessed https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2022.484.01.0015.01.ENG
News
Politico, 12/09/2022: EU stonewalls over von der Leyen’s role in multibillion-euro Pfizer vaccine deal https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-stonewalls-over-von-der-leyens-role-in-multi-billion-euro-pfizer-jab-deal/
EurActiv, 12/09/2022: EU auditors urge Commission to draw lessons from COVID vaccine procurement https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/eu-auditors-urge-commission-to-draw-lessons-from-covid-vaccine-procurement/
Science|Business, 13/09/2022: Centralised system to procure COVID-19 vaccines for all member states good in parts, say auditors https://sciencebusiness.net/news/centralised-system-procure-covid-19-vaccines-all-member-states-good-parts-say-auditors
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