The vaccine contracts signed by the European Commission in 2021 totaled 7.1 billion euros.

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The claim states €7.1 billion, but the actual contract value was €71 billion - a tenfold error (the figure is missing a zero).

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors - Special report on EU COVID-19 vaccine procurementBy November 2021, the Commission had signed €71 billion worth of contracts on behalf of the Member States to purchase up to 4.6 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament - Discharge 2024 debate transcriptJust with Pfizer, Ursula signed in 2021 the purchase of 4.6 billion doses of vaccines for EUR 71 billion.