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I don't understand why there's a comparison with the UK vaccination program at play here. Your comment is precisely the type of incendiary fallacy that OP is ac

I don't understand why there's a comparison with the UK vaccination program at play here. Your comment is precisely the type of incendiary fallacy that OP is accusing the BBC if. EU is claiming that AZ is breaching the contract it had with them. Whether they are in the right or not, what does the UK's relationship with AZ have to do with it?

hef19898 6y ago
INAL, but I'd say nothing. The contract includes the UK as part of the EU as far as manufacturing is concerned (paragraph 5.4). But kicking AZ already now with breach of contract is a bit wild. As is pushing false numbers regaridng efficiency of the vaccine for eople above 60 (or 65), as happened in Germany. Not quite a good way to motivate AZ to deliver, it rather makes it a legal question from the getgo. Which is, well, not good.
JumpCrisscross 6y ago
> I don't understand why there's a comparison with the UK vaccination program at play here Because the EU wants AstraZeneca to export doses made in Britain to the EU.
- odiroot 6y ago
  In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain, as far as I'm aware.
  - JumpCrisscross 6y ago
    > In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain Correct. Just pointing out why Britain is relevant.
- double-a 6y ago
  And has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK? Or are we presuming that because it benefits some other agenda?
  - JumpCrisscross 6y ago
    > has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK? I believe the UK has made the claim that they have exclusive contractual right to domestically-made vaccines until a certain point. Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated.
    - eyko 6y ago
      > Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated. Apparently so https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/head-of-astrazeneca-confirms-uk-has-prior-claim-on-vaccine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/head-of-astraz...

hef19898 6y ago

INAL, but I'd say nothing. The contract includes the UK as part of the EU as far as manufacturing is concerned (paragraph 5.4). But kicking AZ already now with breach of contract is a bit wild. As is pushing false numbers regaridng efficiency of the vaccine for eople above 60 (or 65), as happened in Germany. Not quite a good way to motivate AZ to deliver, it rather makes it a legal question from the getgo. Which is, well, not good.

JumpCrisscross 6y ago

> I don't understand why there's a comparison with the UK vaccination program at play here Because the EU wants AstraZeneca to export doses made in Britain to the EU.

odiroot 6y ago
In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain, as far as I'm aware.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago
  > In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain Correct. Just pointing out why Britain is relevant.
double-a 6y ago
And has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK? Or are we presuming that because it benefits some other agenda?
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago
  > has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK? I believe the UK has made the claim that they have exclusive contractual right to domestically-made vaccines until a certain point. Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated.
  - eyko 6y ago
    > Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated. Apparently so https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/head-of-astrazeneca-confirms-uk-has-prior-claim-on-vaccine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/head-of-astraz...