Poland, Romania Ordered to Pay $2.2 Billion for COVID Vaccines A Belgian court has ordered Poland and Romania to take delivery of and pay for nearly $2.2 billion worth of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer had sued the two nations in late 2023 to enforce a contract signed in 2021 with the European Commission. Poland and Romania refused to comply with the contract, citing various reasons including the changing pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

• A Belgian court ordered Poland and Romania to pay for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) worth of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.
• Pfizer sued Warsaw and Bucharest in late 2023 to enforce a contract signed with the European Commission in 2021.
• Poland refused to comply with the contract in April 2022, citing factors like the changing pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
• Romania later took similar action to Poland in refusing the vaccine delivery and payment.