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The EU will phase out the usage of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's vaccines entirely, according to Reuters [1]. Instead they plan to focus on mRNA approache
by ThePhysicist 6y ago
The EU will phase out the usage of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's vaccines entirely, according to Reuters [1]. Instead they plan to focus on mRNA approaches like Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronovirus-eu-vaccines-idUSKBN2C10MU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronovirus-eu-vac...
- hef19898 6y agoAnd there I was thinking it couldn't get any worse... I should know better by now. EDIT: It is close to impossible to find accurate delivery schedules for the EU. I hate that, if the answer to "When will how much be delivered?" is a "Enough by Qx" I always assume nobody has the slightest idea how much will be delivered when. Doesn't help to build trust. Statista has some numbers fr Germany by Quarter, no idea how accurate those are: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199643/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-delivery-date-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199643/coronavirus-covi... Based on these numbers, kicking out J&J and AZ Germany will loose 27 million doses in Q2 alone. With another 55.8 million in Q3. That's roughly one months worth of deliveries in Q2 and Q3 each. i really hope that decision is thought through and Moderna / BioNTech-Pfizer are up to cover the delta. Only last week I was so sure in June the EU would be through with almost all first shots, now not so much anymore. EDIT 2: They are ending these contracts after expiry, end of 2021. So no short term impact, if true.