Poland, Romania Ordered to Pay Pfizer $2.2 Billion for COVID Vaccines

An illustration shows a drop from a syringe in front of the logo of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer on Nov. 17, 2020. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty ImagesA Belgian court ordered Poland and Romania to take delivery of and pay for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) worth of Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccines on April 1.The U.S. pharmaceutical giant sued Warsaw and Bucharest in late 2023 in Brussels to compel the nations to keep up their end of a contract signed between the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, and Pfizer for the delivery of a set number of vaccine doses over several years, the court said.