Vaccini, the EU does not renew the contract with AstraZeneca

 For the moment, the European Commission has not renewed its contract for the anti-Covid vaccines developed by AstraZeneca beyond the expiry of the current contract, scheduled for the end of June.

This was stated by European Internal Trade Commissioner Thierry Breton on France Inter.

"We have not renewed the order after June - he stressed -. We will see what happens". 

Speaking to France Inter, Breton did not express any criticism of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which he instead defined as

especially "for the logistical conditions and temperatures" in which it can be stored. Now, however, Breton stressed, "we have started with Pfizer to work with the second phase and second generation vaccines". 

Meanwhile, the Lazio Region has "exhausted the slots available for the reservation of the Pfizer vaccine for the month of May,

all the doses available have been booked. 100 thousand reservation slots for the AstraZeneca vaccine and Johnson's single-dose are still available for the month of May. and Johnson ". This was announced by the Covid Crisis Unit of the Lazio Region. "We remember that all vaccines are safe and effective" adds the regional crisis unit.