24 November 2020 – 20mil doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine acquired

Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health

Overview: The Council of Ministers authorizes the acquisition of more than 20 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 developed by Pfizer-BioNTech

Spain joined the European Commission centralized purchase (200 million doses). The Council of Ministers authorized the acquisition of more than 20 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. This vaccine requires two doses per immunization, so it will allow immunization of more than 10 million people.

Full details here: http://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/gabinete/notasPrensa.do?id=5143

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, International – government, European Union