EC launches legal action against AstraZeneca over vaccine contract

In a statement issued Monday, AstraZeneca said it regretted the European Commission’s decision to take legal action

Vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA

The European Commission says it has launched legal action against vaccine maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the EU.

Spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said: “The commission has started last Friday legal action against the company AstraZeneca on the basis of breaches of the advance purchase agreement.”