Some 9.9 million additional vaccine doses are expected to be donated by EU Member States through COVAX by the end of the year.

The European Union and its Member States are so far the biggest donor of COVID-19 vaccines in the world.

EU Member States have provided more than 350 million doses to low and middle income countries. The large majority, around 300 million doses, have been shared via COVAX, the global initiative to provide fair and equitable access of the COVID-19 vaccines for every country. Team Europe is also a major contributor to the COVAX Facility itself, having provided €3 billion (approximately Php 170 billion) to help secure access to fully donor-funded doses for 92 lower-income economies. This is a great collective achievement.

EU Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Luc Véron said: “Developing, sharing and distributing vaccines against COVID-19 is among the most pressing challenges we face today. By delivering this large amount of vaccines at a critical period, the EU and its Member States stand in full solidarity with the Philippines. It is in our mutual interest to confront this global pandemic and end it as soon as possible.”