BBC reports vaccine delivery shortfall which prompted NHS to say no more April appointments is due to #AstraZeneca doses not coming from India.
If AZ tries to make up for this shortfall by shipping from EU, the shipments will almost certainly be blocked.
bbc.com/news/uk-564386…
If AZ tries to make up for this shortfall by shipping from EU, the shipments will almost certainly be blocked.
bbc.com/news/uk-564386…
Such a block on AZ 🇪🇺➡️🇬🇧 shipments would use existing export transparency mechanism targeting companies and does not depend on any new export ban threat outlined by VDL that would target countries.
At this stage it's inconceivable such shipments wouldn't be blocked immediately.
At this stage it's inconceivable such shipments wouldn't be blocked immediately.
One can imagine an alternative scenario where 🇬🇧 didn't insist on UK 1st contract, AZ didn't overpromise, and all 4 AZ plants were used to meet commitments to both 🇪🇺&🇬🇧. 🇮🇳 shortfall could have been made up by 🇪🇺
But that's not where we are. UK 1st contract has led to conflict.
But that's not where we are. UK 1st contract has led to conflict.
A reminder of how we got here.
Matt Hancock made some pretty aggressive choices in 2020 which in early stages of UK vaccination campaign have paid off.
But was it worth the diplomatic damage? With bumps in UK's vaccine supply, we may soon find out.
news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
Matt Hancock made some pretty aggressive choices in 2020 which in early stages of UK vaccination campaign have paid off.
But was it worth the diplomatic damage? With bumps in UK's vaccine supply, we may soon find out.
news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
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