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Pfizer will not charge developed countries less than U.S. for similar vaccine order

A sign is pictured outside Pfizer Headquarters in the Manhattan
A sign is pictured outside Pfizer Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City

(Reuters) – Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday no country in the developed world will get a lower price for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine than the United States if those countries make similar volume commitments.

The U.S. government said last week it will pay nearly $2 billion to buy enough of the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc and German biotech BioNTech SE to inoculate 50 million people if it proves to be safe and effective. That amounts to a $39 price tag.

(Reporting by Michael Erman; Editing by Chris Reese)