Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca again announced on Saturday a reduction in deliveries of coronavirus vaccines, for the second time since January.
An "unacceptable" announcement for Thierry Breton, European Commissioner, guest of the "Grand Rendez-vous" on Europe 1 on Sunday.
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For the second time since January, AstraZeneca has reneged on its commitments.
The pharmaceutical giant announced on Saturday further reductions in deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine to the European Union.
"It is unacceptable to me, or at least incomprehensible", gets carried away Thierry Breton, European commissioner for the internal market, guest of the Grand Rendez-vous on Europe 1 on Sunday.
AstraZeneca announced at the end of January that it could only deliver 40 million doses to the Twenty-Seven in the first quarter, out of the 120 million it had initially promised, due to manufacturing difficulties in a Belgian factory.
Once again, delivery times can be explained according to Thierry Breton by "dysfunctions in the logistics chain".
"When you sign a contract that goes far beyond the commercial framework, given the importance of the products, if there are any inconsistencies, it's up to me to denounce them and the board of directors to take the appropriate measures. 'impose. "
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