After the company AstraZeneca allegedly failed to respect the contract with the EU bloc and did not deliver the required amount of vaccines, the EU has launched legal action against the pharmaceutical company. EU spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker stated that ‘the commission has started last Friday a legal action against the company AstraZeneca on the basis of breaches of the advanced purchase agreement.’
The reason for legal action was that the company was not in a ‘position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure a timely delivery of doses’. The pharmaceutical giant has stated that it regrets the decision to take legal action and that it will be defending itself strongly in court. AstraZeneca has been one of the most important vaccine providers, but the slow deliveries have frustrated many EU countries as the battle against COVID-19 continues.
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