Pinsent Masons advises the UK government on purchase of further 60m doses of Covid-19 vaccines
10 May 2021 | 09:36 am |
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has successfully advised the UK government on an agreement to purchase an additional 60m doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for the autumn revaccination programme.
The team at Pinsent Masons was led by Life Sciences transactions partner Allistair Booth and included Andy Cornforth, Niki Ruprai, Robert Sherville-Payne and Aaron Hope.
Commenting on the agreement, Allistair Booth, lead partner at Pinsent Masons said:
"This is an important agreement. Access to 60m doses of that vaccine in time for an autumn revaccination programme will hopefully play a key role in protecting the NHS and the most vulnerable people of the UK.
"We are proud to have worked with the UK government on securing this agreement for such an important vaccine at such a crucial time".
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