Both Pfizer and AstraZenica short supplying the EU Countries ... EU leaders furious!

Discussions with @AstraZeneca today resulted in dissatisfaction with the lack of clarity and insufficient explanations. EU Member States are united: vaccine developers have societal and contractual responsibilities they need to uphold.

— Stella Kyriakides (@SKyriakidesEU) January 25, 2021

#AstraZeneca

If a manufacturer broke its contract with the UK government to supply #covid_19 vaccines, and instead sold it elsewhere to get a higher price, I expect the UK govt would, like the #EU, consider taking action [_link]

— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) January 26, 2021

Scenes from the Handelsblatt office this morning #AstraZeneca pic.twitter.com/kos9tLHVoj

— Dave Aloo (@DaveAloo) January 26, 2021

EU demands answers from AstraZeneca over vaccine delays | DW |

The bloc's heath commissioner has said AstraZeneca's delay in delivering COVID-19 vaccines is "not acceptable." The EU paid €336 million for guaranteed orders and is angry the company is delivering elsewhere.

Drug firms `must deliver' on Covid-19 vaccine obligations, EU chief says | France24 |

Last week -- after Pfizer's announced delay but before AstraZeneca's -- von der Leyen vowed the aim was to inoculate 70 percent of adults in the EU by the end of August. That goal now looks in jeopardy.

The pace of the EU rollout has lagged behind the United States, Britain and Israel, though member states including Malta, Denmark and France have started to accelerate their programmes.