BRUSSELS (BLOOMBERG) - The European Union s drastic plan to restrict exports of Covid-19 shots is more of a political ploy as prospects of successfully suing drugmaker AstraZeneca for reining in supplies of its vaccine appear slim, lawyers and trade experts said.
The bloc s executive arm announced on Friday (Jan 29) that vaccine makers, including AstraZeneca, must obtain prior authorisation before sending shots manufactured in the bloc to other countries. The escalation follows a very public dispute with the company triggered by production delays at a Belgian plant. It s pure damage control, says Mr Philip Haellmigk, a lawyer in Munich who specialises in trade and Customs controls. This is a reaction to the failure of the EU to order enough vaccines in time and is now about using the tool of export control licences to keep the vaccines in the EU , he said.
India Kicks Off One Of World s Biggest Vaccination Drives India Kicks Off One Of World s Biggest Vaccination Drives The government has designated four main distribution points Karnal, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata and there are 37 state vaccine storage areas in the country
Refrigerated trucks, private jets moved out from Pune on Tuesday to nearly 60 locations in India
India has kicked off one of the world s biggest inoculation programs that will be a crucial test of how quickly developing countries, with limited health and transportation infrastructure, can protect their populations against Covid-19.
Refrigerated trucks and private planes, accompanied by police officers, fanned out from Pune on Tuesday to around 60 different locations across India as hundreds of thousands of medical workers are on standby to start vaccinations this weekend.
India kicks off vaccination of its massive population
Ragini Saxena, P R Sanjai and Bibhudatta Pradhan, Bloomberg
Jan. 12, 2021
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Health workers stand next to volunteers during a nationwide trial of a covid-19 vaccine delivery system at a vaccination center in New Delhi on Jan. 2, 2021.Bloomberg photo by T. Narayan
India has kicked off one of the world s biggest inoculation programs that will be a crucial test of how quickly developing countries, with limited health and transportation infrastructure, can protect their populations against covid-19.
Refrigerated trucks and private planes, accompanied by police officers, fanned out Tuesday from the western city of Pune to around 60 different locations across India as hundreds of thousands of medical workers are on standby to start vaccinations this weekend.