The Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccine
PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision from the European Union not to renew its order for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Macron said the EU policy is aiming at “responding in particular to the variants… We see that some other vaccines are more efficient.”
The bloc’s Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton, said Sunday the EU Commission has not ordered AstraZeneca shots for after June. Two weeks ago, the EU launched legal proceedings against the pharmaceutical group for allegedly failing to respect the terms of its contract.
South Africa halted earlier this year the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after preliminary data indicated it may be only minimally effective against the variant which is dominant in the country.
The Latest: EU doesn t renew order for AstraZeneca vaccine
A police officer stands guard in a business district to ensure a lockdown to help control the spread of the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) May 09, 2021 - 5:54 AM
PARIS â The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine, the European Unionâs Internal Market Commissioner said Sunday.
âWe have not renewed the order for after June. Weâll see what will happen next,â Thierry Breton told French radio France Inter.
The announcement comes one day after the European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech s vaccine by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
Slovakia’s government is set to discuss the possible use of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine with Russia after it was successfully tested in a Hungarian lab
The Latest: EU doesn t renew order for AstraZeneca vaccine
The Associated Press
FacebookTwitterEmail 36
1of36Several hundreds of people line up to receive an AstraZeneca vaccination against the coronavirus at the forum of the DITIB central mosque in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, May 8, 2021.Martin Meissner/APShow MoreShow Less
2of36Several hundreds of people line up to receive an AstraZeneca vaccination against the coronavirus at the forum of the DITIB central mosque in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, May 8, 2021.Martin Meissner/APShow MoreShow Less
3of36
4of36Family members place a cloth on the body of Rajendra Prasad Mishra, 62, who died due to COVID-19 before cremation by the River Ganges in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021.Rajesh Kumar Singh/APShow MoreShow Less