AstraZeneca, pressing the EU Commissioner for the internal market and head of the task force on vaccines, Thierry Breton, who suggests that the contract with the pharmaceutical group that expires on 30 June may not even be renewed. “We are pragmatic. My priority as vaccine manager is that deliveries take place exactly on schedule,” Breton said to ‘Bfm’. “Nothing is final yet. We will continue to discuss,” adds Breton. “It’s not for an epidemiological or medical reason. When we look at the data, the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine are more important than the disease.”
Regarding the vaccine developed in Russia Sputnik V, Breton explains: “I have a lot of respect for Russian scientists but that’s not the question. They had to apply and it was made a few days ago. It will take a few weeks and maybe a few months. I don’t have there is no doubt that the authorization can arrive at the end of the process “.