--The European Union is in talks with a number of drugmakers to secure the purchase of potential Covid-19 vaccines, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources.

--Moderna Inc., Sanofi SA, Johnson & Johnson and biotech firms BioNtech SE and CureVac AG are the companies mentioned by Reuters.

--The negotiations for advance purchase deals confirm Europe's "more assertive stance" following U.S. attempts to secure treatments and vaccines, Reuters said.

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