On April 26, local time, a spokesperson for the European Commission stated that the European Commission had formally sued AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals on the 23rd for failing to fulfill the delivery obligations of the new crown vaccine.
The spokesperson said that the 27 EU member states unanimously support the decision of the European Commission.
According to EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton earlier, the number of vaccines ordered by the EU from AstraZeneca in the first and second quarters of this year were 120 million and 180 million doses, respectively, but the company only delivered in the first quarter. With 30 million doses of vaccine, the estimated delivery in the second quarter is 70 million doses.
(Producing Le Xiaomin)
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