EU seeks multimillion-euro penalty against AstraZeneca for delayed shots
Drugmaker delivered just 30-million doses in the first quarter, compared with an original target of 120-million
26 May 2021 - 20:58
Brussels — AstraZeneca should pay multimillion-euro daily penalties if it still fails to deliver Covid-19 vaccines on time, the EU told a court in the latest round of a bitter legal dispute over the drugmaker’s alleged broken promises.
AstraZeneca’s “failure” to deliver the 300-million doses the EU ordered from it in 2020 is hurting the region’s vaccine rollout and Europe’s attempts to recover from the pandemic, lawyers for the European Commission said a hearing in Brussels on Wednesday...
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