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The Emergency Support Instrument helps Member States in their efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic. It responds to needs that can be best addressed in a strategic, coordinated manner at European level. As a financing arm of the Joint European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the instrument helps mitigate the immediate consequences of the pandemic and anticipate the needs related to the exit and recovery.

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The Emergency Support Instrument is based on the principle of solidarity and pools efforts and resources to quickly address shared strategic needs.

All the latest information on the actions financed by the Emergency Support Instrument and their implementation will be published on this page.

Vaccines
A significant part of the budget available under the Emergency Support Instrument will be used to secure the production of vaccines in the EU and sufficient supplies for its Member States through advance purchase agreements with vaccine producers. This is part of the European Commission’s vaccine strategy.

On 14 August, the European Commission reached a first agreement with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to purchase 300 million doses, with an option to purchase 100 million more, of a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once the vaccine has proven to be safe and effective.

Exploratory talks have been concluded with

Sanofi on a contractual framework for the purchase of 300 million doses
Johnson and Johnson for an initial purchase of 200 million doses and the possibility to purchase 200 million more
CureVac for the purchase of 225 million doses, on behalf of all EU Member States
The Commission is still in intensive discussions with other vaccine manufacturers.



Treatments
On 28 July, the European Commission signed a contract with the pharmaceutical company Gilead to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for the therapeutic drug Remdesivir. Veklury was the first medicine authorised at the EU level to treat COVID-19. With the support of the Commission, batches of Veklury will be made available to Member States and the UK as of early August and onwards. The Commission’s Emergency Support Instrument will finance the €63 million contract to ensure the treatment of approximately 30,000 patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms. The Commission is also preparing a joint procurement for further supplies of the medicine, expected to cover additional needs and supplies as from October onwards.

On 31 July, the European Commission invited more than 200 blood-collection services from around the EU to apply for funding for the purchase of plasmapheresis equipment - equipment that collects plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients who are willing to donate. The additional equipment will increase the capacity to collect convalescent plasma and to build preparedness for the rapid collection in the event of future peaks or waves of the pandemic. With a budget of €40 million, grants will be provided to public and non-governmental blood-collection services authorised to collect plasma. Learn more about treatments.


Transport of essential goods, medical teams and patients
ESI
EU Member States can now apply to the European Commission for funding to transport essential goods, medical teams and patients affected by the coronavirus via the Emergency Support Instrument. This additional funding opportunity comes on top of support already available via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and deliveries of protective equipment through rescEU.
Types of transport funded by the Emergency Support Instrument include

Emergency kit
the transport of medical items to where they are most needed, by financing the cargo transport of assistance and relief items to and between EU Member States
Protective equipment
the transfer of patients between EU Member States or from Member States to neighbouring countries, so that where health services risk being overwhelmed, spare capacity elsewhere can be used, so ensuring treatment for as many patients as possible
Advisory group
the transport of medical personnel and mobile medical teams between EU Member States and into the EU from other neighbouring countries, to help people wherever medical assistance is needed most
On 18 June, a pilot operation successfully delivered over seven tonnes of personal protective equipment to Bulgaria. The cargo includes over 500,000 protective masks, purchased by Bulgaria with transport costs covered by the EU.
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