Will The EU Renew AstraZeneca Vaccine Orders? Published May 10th, 2021 - 09:18 GMT
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin (L) bumps elbows with Brenda Dillon, assistant director of nursing at Health Service Executive (HSE) after receiving his first dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against the coronavirus covid-19, at the vaccination centre at City Hall in Cork on May 9, 2021. Daragh McSweeney / POOL / AFP
Highlights
The EU doesn t want to keep using AstraZeneca vaccines.
The European Union has not placed any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines after the bloc accused the pharmaceutical company last month of failing to deliver on its initial contract.
The EU is running low on semiconductors advanced chips used in smartphones to medical devices exposing its vulnerability to the vicissitudes of the China-US trade war. The bloc plans to change that, but can it?
The EU is running low on semiconductors advanced chips used in smartphones, medical devices and more exposing its vulnerability to the vicissitudes of the China-US trade war. The bloc plans to change that. Can it?
Coronavirus: EU set to allow vaccinated US tourists this summer report
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a newspaper interview that the vaccines used in the US should enable free movement and travel to the EU.
Non-essential travel between the US and EU has been restricted since March 2020
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the
New York Times Sunday that vaccinated US tourists should be able to travel the EU this summer, although she did not say exactly when travel would resume.
Europe closed its borders to most US travelers last year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.