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Macron wanted to use this vaccine as a matter of national pride. He talked down Astrazeneca because of it: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/french-
by zpeti 6y ago
Macron wanted to use this vaccine as a matter of national pride. He talked down Astrazeneca because of it:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/french-self-esteem-hit-after-pasteur-institute-abandons-covid-vaccine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/french-self-es...
Things have changed a lot since then, it's been forgotten.
- rsynnott 6y agoI'm not sure how you're getting that from that article (which doesn't even _mention_ AZ). If France had wanted to specifically use a French vaccine it would presumably have pursued an independent purchasing model, like the UK and Hungary.