Just five things you notice about this EU 'war' with the Brit Astrazeneca company vaccine:
1. The EU has NOT approved it for use. As much as the EU talks about delivery issues....if it's not approved by the EU, then this is all 'hot-air'.
2. The Brit deal had a higher cost involved than what the EU folks wrote into the deal. But in written contract that the UK has....it says 'supply us first', and they paid for their statement. The EU? They were offered this opportunity and never opt'ed for it.
3. The company could look at everything and say until you approve the vaccine.....here's your money back and you can work with us after you give us the 'green-light'.
4. The EU has structured some regulations now....that the production center (in Belgium) for Astrazeneca can't export the vaccine out of the European region (even if the EU hasn't approved it) to countries that have approved it, and paid cash. Once made in Europe, it must stay there, even if it's not approved.
5. Astrazeneca costing less? It's priced in early January between $3 and $4 a shot. As pricing goes, it's one of the cheaper Covid-vaccines existing.
All of this heading down a path of being just anti-Brit? For the past week, I've tried to understand the German coverage, and the EU chatter. Until the EU folks give the 'green-light'....this is mostly chatter of immature adults, without much to stand upon. The raid into the Belgium plant? If it's disclosed that everything is precisely how the company described it.....the EU will look fairly stupid. If the company openly lied, then it's a whole new story.
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