EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said the EU, already facing heavy criticism for a slow vaccine rollout around its 27 nations, “will take any action required to protect its citizens and its rights”

European Commissioner in charge of Health Stella Kyriakides. Picture: John Thys/Pool Photo via AP

The European Union has lashed out at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee delivery of coronavirus vaccines without valid explanation.

And the bloc threatened to impose tight export controls within days on Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in the region.