The EU threatens to restrict the export of vaccines to foreign countries.
On January 27, 2021 at 12:30
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EU rises after vaccine makers deliver slow deliveries Threatening to restrict the export of vaccines to non-member countries
The European Commission for Public Health, Stella Kyriades said the European Union (EU) may restrict the export of the Covid-19 vaccine to countries outside of the bloc, such as the UK, after two vaccine makers like Ae. Straseneca (AstraZeneca) and Pfizer were unable to deliver the vaccine as agreed with the EU. Make the EU vaccination not as planned.
“In the future, all companies producing the Covid-19 vaccine In the European Union, advance notice of when the vaccines will be exported to third countries. Except exports for humanitarian reasons, “Kyriakides said on Twitter.
Ursula von der Lieen, chair of the European Commission, said during the World Economic Council (WEF) meeting: “Europe has invested billions of euros to help develop vaccines. And now the company has to deliver the vaccine. They have to keep their word. “
The pressure on vaccine makers comes as Europe faces a slower distribution than other countries, such as the UK and the United States. It also found more problems after AstraZeneca informed on Friday that the vaccine was delayed. And may be able to deliver less than the agreed upon in the first few weeks
In the middle of the past month, the US Pfizer informed the EU as well that Will send fewer vaccines to the EU than the agreed amount Due to the need to renovate a manufacturing plant located in Belgium
Delays from both companies could delay the EU’s planned recovery from the epidemic. This creates an upset to the European Commission that pressures and limits the export of the vaccine.
The story also escalated to Germany when Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn proposed limiting the export of vaccines made in the EU. He reiterated that the export restrictions were not about positioning them. “The EU has to come first,” but it’s about making sure Europe gets a fair share.
“In my opinion, it makes sense to limit exports. This means that the vaccine issued from Europe has a certificate. We will know what is producing. What is going to be out of Europe and where to go for a fair distribution? ”Spahn told Germany’s ZDF Trotasne.
Burac Kazaz, a supply chain management expert at the US Syracuse University, said a 1-2 week delay was not a big deal. “But even so, I understand that delay means life.”
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