• Latest
  • Trending

COVID-19: Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks

1 month ago

Yuguda Kila’s death huge loss to Kano State, Nigeria – Reps

11 hours ago

Sanwo-Olu unveils new e-hailing taxi scheme, ‘Lagos Ride’

12 hours ago

Nigeria has no reason not to be a Great Nation – Onu

14 hours ago

CAS begins hearing of Ahmad Ahmad’s appeal against FIFA

15 hours ago

Communal clash: Kwara imposes curfew on Offa, Erinle

15 hours ago

House of Reps. loses another member, Yuguda Kila representing Kano Constituency

16 hours ago

Governor Akeredolu swears in Chief of Staff, Olugbenga Ale

16 hours ago

Ghana court upholds President Akufo-Addo’s election victory

16 hours ago

NFF confirms dates for Super Eagles’ final AFCON qualifiers

16 hours ago

US suspends tariffs on UK goods in trade dispute

17 hours ago

Insecurity: Buhari directs Immigration Service to tighten Security around borders

17 hours ago

Lukaku: Man United to demand payment of 43m pounds from Inter Milan

18 hours ago
  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US
TVC News
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video
No Result
View All Result
Friday, March 5, 2021
Livestream
Advertise Here
TVC News
No Result
View All Result

COVID-19: Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks

January 27, 2021
in International
2 min read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca intensified Wednesday with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks on vaccine supplies.

Earlier, an EU official said AstraZeneca had pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc.

The official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the talks said the EU would “insist on them” coming back to the negotiating table to explain the delay in deliveries once the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine gets approved for use by the European Medicines Agency.

But AstraZeneca in a statement said that it still planned to meet with EU officials in Brussels later today.

The spat between AstraZeneca and the EU has raised concerns about vaccine nationalism, as countries desperate to end the pandemic and return to normalcy jockey for limited supplies of the precious vaccine shots.

Advertisement

The latest disagreement between the two sides came after AstraZeneca rejected the EU’s accusation that the company had failed to honor its commitments to deliver coronavirus vaccines. AstraZeneca said the figures in its contract with the EU were targets that couldn’t be met because of problems in rapidly expanding production capacity.

The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said last week that it planned to cut initial deliveries in the EU to 31 million doses from 80 million due to reduced yield in the manufacturing process.

AstraZeneca said in a statement that it understands and shares “in the frustration that initial supply volumes of our vaccine delivered to the European Union will be lower than forecast.”

On Monday, the EU threatened to impose tight export controls within days on COVID-19 vaccines made in the bloc.

The EU, which has 450 million citizens and the economic and political clout of the world’s biggest trading bloc is lagging badly in rolling out coronavirus vaccine shots for its health care workers and most vulnerable people.

Advertisement
Tags: AstraZenecaCovid-19 vaccineEU
SendShareTweetShare

Related Posts

News

COVID-19: Buhari, Osinbajo to take vaccine on Saturday- NPHCDA

19 hours ago
News

Edo State receives Covid-19 Vaccines

2 days ago
Health

Nigeria to receive Covid-19 Vaccine on Tuesday – SGF

5 days ago
Health

Children will not receive Covid-19 Vaccines in Nigeria – FG

1 week ago
Health

Zimbabwe receives first batch of Covid-19 Vaccine

3 weeks ago
Health

COVID-19 vaccine: SA weighs options to sell or swap AstraZeneca shots ahead of J&J rollout

3 weeks ago




TVC News Nigeria

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Navigate Site

  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

quality online essay writing service