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EU stops short of vaccine export controls after summit

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In the statement European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid the blame on the vaccine shortfall squarely on AstraZeneca’s shoulders. In a statement von der Leyen said: “We want to make sure that Europe gets its fair share of vaccines.

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EU and AZ both claim victory in COVID jab supply lawsuit

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Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 18, 2021. It is good to see that an independent judge confirms this,” asserted EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Our vaccines strategy delivers.

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EU asks court to fine AstraZeneca over missing COVID jab shipments

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He also alluded to the complexities of making COVID-19 vaccine, with similar technical challenges faced by other producers in Europe and around the world – and highlighted a clause in the contract which specifies that the company will not be liable for any delay in shipments. — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 25, 2021.

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Pfizer shares slump as support grows for COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver

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Waiving the patent on proprietary knowledge would allow it to be shared with other manufacturers and the matter is being discussed by the World Trade Organization’s General Council today. Stocks hit by the news included companies such as Pfizer and Moderna, who are making profits from their COVID-19 vaccines.

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States halting AZ jab a ‘disaster’ for EU’s COVID vaccination programme

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Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) and the EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) are due to meet later today to review the clot data and will announce the result of their deliberations shortly afterwards.

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Watchdog reprimands EU executive for failing to share Von der Leyen texts

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European Commission ‘gave no good reason’ why its president’s messages with Pfizer were not released The EU’s official watchdog has issued a formal reprimand to the European Commission over its president Ursula von der Leyen’s failure to release text messages exchanged with the boss of Pfizer during the pandemic.

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EMA says AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot could be approved on 29 January

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The European Commission will then fast-track its decision-making process, says the EMA, with a view to granting a conditional marketing authorisation “within days”, a timeframe which was welcomed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 12, 2021.