30-01-2021, 11:53
(This post was last modified: 30-01-2021, 12:09 by hibeejim21.)
What part of "they have made a mess of it for sure" do you not follow matt ? They have totally thrown their rattles out the pram, but ultimately its a contract dispute not a rerun of world war 2 
The Commission negotiated the contracts on behalf of the EU as a way to at least try and avoid the ugly free-for-all that erupted last year, when national governments squabbled over orders of PPE and they secured lower prices and guarantees but at the cost of speed of delivery. Remember this vaccine would not be available in the quantity it is without EU investment but that seems to be getting forgotten.
The contract has been now published. It includes binding quantities, it includes UK facilities, it does not contain a first come first serve clause. AZ have fucked up big time too, they only applied for approval in the EU on 12th January, weeks after it had approval in Britain (the UK got Pfizer early because it absolved the company of any blame if it went wrong)
Article 16 wouldn't have put the Good Friday agreement at risk either, Thats Snarlene talking, and she actually wants a land border on the island which is why she was urging Boris for restrictions weeks ago. Someone at the commission totally fucked up there because it couldn't have been enacted without Dublins approval anyway.
Ultimately AZ have played everybody, including the UK , for mugs in this with their inflated promises.
Remember our 30M doses by September ?
The Commission negotiated the contracts on behalf of the EU as a way to at least try and avoid the ugly free-for-all that erupted last year, when national governments squabbled over orders of PPE and they secured lower prices and guarantees but at the cost of speed of delivery. Remember this vaccine would not be available in the quantity it is without EU investment but that seems to be getting forgotten.
The contract has been now published. It includes binding quantities, it includes UK facilities, it does not contain a first come first serve clause. AZ have fucked up big time too, they only applied for approval in the EU on 12th January, weeks after it had approval in Britain (the UK got Pfizer early because it absolved the company of any blame if it went wrong)
Article 16 wouldn't have put the Good Friday agreement at risk either, Thats Snarlene talking, and she actually wants a land border on the island which is why she was urging Boris for restrictions weeks ago. Someone at the commission totally fucked up there because it couldn't have been enacted without Dublins approval anyway.
Ultimately AZ have played everybody, including the UK , for mugs in this with their inflated promises.
Remember our 30M doses by September ?