It seems there again is a dis-/misinformation war taking place again on both sides of the Channel, maybe even worse than during the Brexit campaign.
I haven't seen any contracts about vaccines. I haven't seen any proves of any claims on both sides. But... (
all not my opinion, but from the press)
Interesting that the several EU countries claim that they've paid for researches, too, e.g. Germany to Biontec and CureVac or France to Sanofi.
Interesting that the EU claims that they've paid a fortune, e.g. to AstraZeneca in advance. Especially to also deposit doses in late 2020 to give them to the EU as soon as the the approval in the EU was through. And when they asked for those deposits in early 2021 there was nothing, If that contracts show this, then that is a fraud from AstraZeneca. That's why the EU now canceled any further orders and go to court against AstraZeneca.
Interesting that the the EU also claims that exports of vaccines to other countries only takes place from their ground and India, meaning that e.g AstraZeneca or Pfizer/Biontec doses are only exported from EU/Indian facilities to other countries while UK facilities produce only for their home market.
The same for Moderna and J&J that stay in the US when made there and only are for the rest of the world when produced somewhere else.
It was said that 10 countries host/own more than 50 % of all vaccine doses. I wonder if those can handle the mutations coming from those countries left alone.
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now my opinion)
I thought that the approach of the EU - trying to make a fair distribution to all countries after an official approval - was a modern and globally thinking approach. Even though they were thinking about EU countries first and then going on helping other countries.
But nowadays "my country first" seems to rule.