tommytwojags
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The EC is set to turn down an extra 300 million doses of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines that it has secured under existing contracts. Commission President Ursula VDL is furious that AZ has not delivered enough doses of its vaccine to member states and has decided it will only opt to buy up vaccines that use the mRNA technology, such as Pfizer and Moderna. The European Commission, AstraZeneca and J&J declined to comment on the issue. The Commission is expected to open talks to buy additional Pfizer vaccines in their place. It wants to use the German-designed jab for all future Brussels-led boost programmes to curb the spread of the coronavirus. UVDL said this was because Pfizer had “proven to be a reliable partner. In the future we will need to develop vaccines that are adapted to new variants and we will need them early and in sufficient quantities. Having this in mind we need to focus on technologies that have proven their worth."
Well I hope the vaccines that are not considered good enough for the EU will be diverted to India, South America or Africa where I'm sure they will be more than welcome.
Well I hope the vaccines that are not considered good enough for the EU will be diverted to India, South America or Africa where I'm sure they will be more than welcome.