Bulgaria will insist on a renegotiation of the terms of the contract between the European Commission and the company "Pfizer" regarding the supply of vaccines against Covid for this year and next year.

This position will be represented by Acting Minister of Health Asen Medzhidiev

Dr. Asen Medzhidiev was born in 1968. He graduated in medicine at the Higher Medical Institute in Brussels, during a meeting of the Council of the European Union on employment, social policy, health care and consumer affairs, BNR reports.

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European health ministers will discuss measures the Commission should take on behalf of Member States in relation to existing agreements for the purchase of Covid vaccines.

Bulgaria continues to insist on a renegotiation of the terms of the contract between the EC and Pfizer, with the possible solutions being its termination or an urgent change to a significant reduction of the quantities provided for in it, and providing the opportunity for the countries to order the quantities they actually need.

The position was expressed by the health minister during a meeting with European health commissioner Stella Kyriakidou.

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According to Dr. Medzhidiev, if this does not happen, the upcoming deliveries will be subject to scrapping from the moment of receipt.

The Minister of Health indicated that the European Commission should consider the possibility of repurchasing the vaccines.

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