EU anger at AstraZeneca stance
European Union health commissioner Stella Kyriakides voiced the bloc’s anger at suggestions from AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot that the company was contractually obliged to supply the UK with its full vaccine allotment ahead of the EU. The company has said only 25% of the 100 million doses the EU was expecting in the first quarter of 2021 would be delivered, while the UK would receive 2m doses a week. AstraZeneca claims that its contract only obliges it to make “best efforts” to supply the EU. This one looks likely to run and run. The Guardian, France24 and Euronews have details and Deutsche Welle has a fact check.