This is a strong warning that the European Commission sent to AstraZeneca.
On Friday, the group said it would deliver only 40% of the 31 million doses of vaccine promised to Europe in the first quarter due to a
"drop in yield"
at a production site, according to Reuters.
In return, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, indicated Monday morning to the managing director of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, that she wanted this company
"to honor the contracts and conditions provided for in the pre-order agreement".
The warning applies to all the other pharmaceutical giants with which Brussels has signed a contract.
There are seven in total.
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The contracts provide for financial aid to enable manufacturers to increase their production capacities.
As such, AstraZeneca would have received some 336 million euros.
“Of course, production problems can appear with a complex vaccine, but we expect the company
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