Vaccine row with AstraZeneca escalates as EU grapples with delays

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The EU contract with AstraZeneca is an advance purchase agreement for the supply of at least 300 million doses provided that the vaccine is approved as safe and effective.

The EU official said on Wednesday that details revealed by Soriot on production capacity and best-effort clause were confidential.

"Best effort is a completely standard clause when you are signing a contract with a company for a product that does not yet exist," the official said."Obviously you cannot put a completely legal obligation" under these conditions. AstraZeneca said in a statement on Wednesday:"Each supply chain was developed with input and investment from specific countries or international organizations based on the supply agreements, including our agreement with the European Commission.

Philanthropist Bill Gates, in an interview with Reuters, called the rollout of vaccines a"super hard allocation problem" that was putting pressure on global institutions, governments and drugmakers.

 

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