Breaking: #AstraZeneca has settled the lawsuit launched against it by the EU.
The company has committed to deliver 60 million doses by the end of Q3, 75m by end Q4 and 65m by end Q1 2022.
reuters.com/world/europe/a…
The company has committed to deliver 60 million doses by the end of Q3, 75m by end Q4 and 65m by end Q1 2022.
reuters.com/world/europe/a…
The delivery isn't particularly relevant any more given EU is now amply supplied by other vaccine providers and EU countries aren't very enthusiastic about AZ.
The importance of this lawsuit was to demonstrate that a company must meet its commitments in contracts with the EU.
The importance of this lawsuit was to demonstrate that a company must meet its commitments in contracts with the EU.
But EU health commissioner @SKyriakidesEU notes "there are significant differences in vaccination rates between our member states, and the continued availability of vaccines, including AstraZeneca's, remain crucial."
Eastern Europe still has a lot of vaccinating to do.
Eastern Europe still has a lot of vaccinating to do.
But Eastern Europe's problem isn't supply, it's national logistics and scepticism.
So the AZ doses are far more likely to be given away as part of the EU's 200m #COVAX donation to poor countries globally by the end of the year.
abcnews.go.com/International/…
So the AZ doses are far more likely to be given away as part of the EU's 200m #COVAX donation to poor countries globally by the end of the year.
abcnews.go.com/International/…
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