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BRUSSELS, Jan 29 — Brussels will publish a redacted copy of its contract with drugs giant AstraZeneca today, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said, following a dispute over delays to vaccine deliveries. “We want to publish it today. We are talking to the company about which parts have to be...

AstraZeneca has warned that there will be delays in its delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine, despite what von der Leyen described as a ‘crystal clear’ commitment. — AFP pic

AstraZeneca has warned that there will be delays in its delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine, despite what von der Leyen described as a “crystal clear” commitment. “The ‘best effort’ applies as long as it was not clear whether they could develop a vaccine. We have passed that time. The vaccine is there,” she said.The European Medicines Agency is expected to authorise the AstraZeneca vaccine for use later today, perhaps limiting it to younger age groups amid concerns that it has not been thoroughly tested on the elderly.

AstraZeneca has continued to service its separate British contract, arguing that because that was signed with the UK government three months earlier there had been time to fix production issues for it.

 

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