"new questions about contact between Bourla and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that preceded a multibillion-euro vaccine contract"

We should also look at von der Leyen's husband:

Ursula von der Leyen Is the Wife of Covid Vaccine Director

https://www.algora.com/Algora_blog/2021/12/03/ursula-von-der-leyen-is-the-wife-of-covid-vaccine-director