“And more than that, probably a number of breaches of contract. “Europe is not going to be some sort of cuddly ‘care bear’ that hands over its money and expects nothing in return.” AstraZeneca has slashed its forecasts for the number of coronavirus vaccines it expects to deliver to member states by the end of the month. The drugs giant expects only 30 million doses, a third of its contractual obligations, according to an internal document. France threatens to sue AstraZeneca in vaccine delivery row (Image: GETTY) Clement Beaune is France's Europe minister (Image: INTERFRANCE) It will then aim to deliver another 20 million before the end of next month.