World Print edition: 2023-12-20

Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts

Published December 20, 2023 Updated December 20, 2023 06:00am
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BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they failed to pay for vaccines ordered during the Covid pandemic, lawyers said Tuesday.

EU member countries ordered vaccines for their population through a joint purchase scheme, and so the companies are bringing their case before the courts in Belgium, the European Commission’s host country.