EU fails to resolve dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies
Dispute risks triggering a wave of protectionist measures that could disrupt supply chains with billions of people waiting for the shots
Brussels — The EU failed to resolve its row with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies, raising the risk of additional delays to the bloc’s sluggish inoculation campaign and putting the drugmaker on a collision course with 27 governments.
“We regret the continued lack of clarity on the delivery schedule and request a clear plan from AstraZeneca for the fast delivery of the quantity of vaccines that we reserved for the first quarter,” EU health chief Stella Kyriakides said after a virtual meeting with AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot on Wednesday. “We will work with the company to find solutions and deliver vaccines rapidly for EU citizens.”..
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