In a trial in which the EU-European Union sued British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for not delivering the new coronavirus vaccine as contracted, a Belgian court will supply approximately 80 million doses by September. I ordered.
The EU had a contract with AstraZeneca to supply 120 million new coronavirus vaccines by March, but only 30.2 million were actually delivered.
As a result, the EU has filed a lawsuit in a Belgian court in April requesting AstraZeneca to supply a cumulative total of 120 million doses by June.
According to the EU, on the 18th, the court ordered AstraZeneca to supply a cumulative total of about 80 million doses by the end of September.
He also called for a fine of 10 euros (about 1300 yen in Japanese yen) for each vaccine if the supply is delayed.
EU Chairman Von der Leyen issued a statement that the allegations were accepted.
However, the supply of vaccines ordered by the court was only about two-thirds of the EU's claim, and the deadline was extended by about three months, AstraZeneca said, "This decision is in this unprecedented situation. It acknowledges the difficulty of supplying the product. "