EU standby for AstraZeneca vaccines

“The AstraZeneca vaccine “It is a very important vaccine in the quiver of the EU and thousands of European citizens are receiving it,” she said. Commission, Stephan de Kersmaker. He stressed that what matters is the delivery of the planned installments to the Union, based on the contract signed with the company.

The representative of the European Commission for health stressed that the Anglo-Swedish company AstraZeneca has not complied with its contractual obligations. “That is why the Commission has decided to take legal action against the company before the Belgian court in order to obtain the vaccine doses provided for in the contract and which European citizens need,” de Kersmaker added.

According to the APE-MPE, he added that this “dispute” is ongoing in the Belgian Court and at this stage the Commission is not able to comment on the next steps regarding the future contracts with this company.

«The important thing for us is the delivery of the prescribed doses “and to continue to have a diversified portfolio of vaccines in terms of technologies and companies,” he said.

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