European Union sues AstraZeneca over COVID vaccine delays – ABC News

The European Commission has launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and for not having a “reliable” plan to ensure timely deliveries.
Key points:

• AstraZeneca had committed to delivering 180m vaccine doses in the second quarter of this year
• But it later said it would only be able to deliver 70m
• The EU is also involved in a vaccine supply row with former member Britain

In response, AstraZeneca said the legal action was without merit…

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