EU tightens coronavirus vaccine export rules as third wave builds

AstranaZeneca only delivered from its UK factories to the EU half of the vaccines promised. The maker argues that UK has the priority according to the signed contracts. But as UK is the country where most of EU produced vaccines have been exported due to the urgency with Covid, it creates a shortfall within EU too.

Who is fair ?

On the EU side, countries with high fatalities have a kind of priority. That’s fair on a human point of view, but not fair in regards of the effort made by the governments. Australia for example is a lower priority as zero covid. Not well rewarded.

By the way, surprised to see Japan is high in the exportation ranking.

The legislation, France/German governments have advocated is compulsory licensing.

Refrain from believing for one moment this fiasco lies at the feet of the EU commission.  

The hapless, appointed, Ursula von der Leyen is deemed a reciprocal means of succumbing to both French/German governments political will.

There is no “win-win situation", the most venerable within society lives will be at stake.

That political scenario is an absolute no, no.

Imagine ordering a pizza, pay for it, open the box. Only half a pizza. Call the pizza company and they say it might take months to get the other half you paid for.

Is is difficult to dispute that all 27 could not agree vaccine procurement,

For three months all argued over the detail.

The French and German governments shameful duplicity, outright dishonestly, to blame the UK government is beyond contempt.

Germany is the big players causing the most trouble.

First it decides not to use AZ only distributes 15% suspends using all before the false rumours of blood clots that they later used as more excuses to not use it this despite the fact Pfizer had even more reported blood clot issues.

Then Germany got extra shipments of Pfizer (remember BioNtech is Pfizer's partner and a German company).

Now the EU complains about not getting AZ when they are the ones that stopped using it.

UK made it's deal first to bad EU.

The EU used it's position as producer of Pfizer to stop exports to other countries even those with contracts signed before the EU.

This is about money. AZ cost 5 times less than Pfizer and which countries profit if AZ is delaid or doubt about it are spread?

Germany the USA and the places in the EU Pfizer is made.

As always follow the money,

Spare me the details. In fact, they all are in panic, no more, no less. Because nothing works of their stupid concepts and strategies. Look, it really has come the time now to involve some smart people and think about some first measures, because this is not a third wave, but still only the first little rippling.

The nationalist Europe First forces are marching through the old continent. When they want to suck America dry for their defense and open markets they are full of talk about cooperation and burden sharing. But when it comes to making the hard choices it’s “Me Me Me”. Just more hypocrisy and selfishness from the Europeans.

The EU is just doing now, what the UK and the US have been doing from the start

The comments on this thread are ridiculous and sincerely embarrassing.

Vaccination is not stockmarket.

L’Union européenne exporte 42% de ses vaccins, les Etats-Unis et le Royaume-Uni 0%

EU exports 42% of its vaccines, USA and UK 0%.

Vaccination is not stockmarket.

Of course it is. Are you under the impression that any of the companies producing vaccines are doing it for humanitarian purposes, out of the kindness of their hearts? Of course not, they're doing it because it's a profitable opportunity, and maximizing profit is the only thing any business is concerned with. It's their sole reason for existing.

Of course not, they're doing it because it's a profitable opportunity, and maximizing profit is the only thing any business is concerned with. It's their sole reason for existing.

Or looked at in a rational way if a company does not make a profit they would not be able to stay in business and there would be no one to produce any vaccine at all.