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European Union sues AstraZeneca over COVID vaccine delays
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 and pledged to defend itself strongly in court.
Under the contract, the Anglo-Swedish company had committed to making its “best reasonable efforts” to deliver 180 million vaccine doses to the EU in the second quarter of this year, for a total…
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