The EU will receive an extra four million BioNTech/Pfizer doses over the next two weeks to douse virus "hotspots" in the bloc, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

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The delivery -- over and above already agreed supplies from the vaccine-maker -- will go to affected border regions within the bloc to "help ensure or restore free movement of goods and people", she said in a statement.