EU slams AstraZeneca over vaccine dose delivery

The European Union on Monday lashed out at the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, accusing the company of failing to deliver the coronavirus vaccine doses to the bloc that it initially promised despite being funded by the bloc to ramp up production.

Already facing criticism for a slow vaccine rollout around the 27 member nations, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides also said that within days the EU will demand early notification for approval to export any COVID-19 vaccines produced within the bloc.