EU's von Der Leyen Can't Find Texts With Pfizer Chief on Vaccine Deal: Letter

EU's von Der Leyen Can't Find Texts With Pfizer Chief on Vaccine Deal: Letter

BRUSSELS—European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is no longer in possession of text messages that she exchanged with Pfizer chief Albert Bourla to seal a COVID-19 vaccine deal, the Commission said in a letter published on Wednesday. In an interview in April 2021, von der Leyen revealed she had exchanged texts with Bourla for a month when they were negotiating a massive vaccine contract. But in response to a public access request by a …