![]() ![]() Le Drian believes the UK is under pressure to procure more vaccines, because it lacks the doses for a second shot. The EU and UK have fought over the AstraZeneca plant in Leiden, with Britain claiming the Dutch plant as part of its vaccine supply chain.įrench Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday accused Britain of "blackmail" over its dealings with the EU on the vaccines, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said trade blockades by the EU could deter investment in the bloc. The EU is currently facing widespread shortages of coronavirus vaccines, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday threatening to ban the export of AstraZeneca doses out of the bloc until the company fulfills its delivery promises. EU vaccine shortages result in spat with UK The EMA has also greenlit new manufacturing lines for Moderna's coronavirus vaccine at the Lonza facility in Visp, Switzerland. The site, run by the Halix subcontractor, will specialize in the active substance of the vaccine. It will produce not only the active substance of the vaccine, but also the finished product, according to a statement from the EMA.Īnother manufacturing site in Leiden, the Netherlands will produce AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. The Marburg, Germany site will produce the joint BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine. New sites 'a welcome step' for boosted vaccine production, EU health chief saysĮuropean Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kryiakides called the approvals of more production plants "a welcome step in increasing EU production capacity: citizens' access to vaccinations must accelerate, every day and every dose counts." The sites will increase vaccine manufacturing and capacity in the European Union, as the bloc faces widespread shortages. ![]() ![]() The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday approved several new coronavirus vaccine production sites in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. ![]()
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