>>Which is ironic, as one of the criteria that was, apparently, sacrosanct as part of the supply deal was that the vaccine was produced in the EU...
So many EU countries are dramatically announcing that they are running out and must slow down vaccination.
Their current troubles are not actually being caused by the AZ vaccine. It is not yet approved and in any case the first expected delivery was (and is) 15th February.
So how can that be?
Because the problem has been caused by, first, Pfizer reducing delivery quantities. When the EU tried to push them it got told to sod off.
And second because their great hope, and which would have resulted in great smugness, was Sanofi and their vaccine. Sanofi, a French company and much loved by the EU, was to be their great triumph. Sadly the vaccine is at least 12 months behind schedule and at best will deliver Jan next year.
So there wasn't much to kick there either.
Consequently the only way to protect their sorry a***s was to kick out at a company that has nothing to do with their current plight.
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