Spain to receive 1.8 mln doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in February
A technical committee is set to decide on Thursday whether or not to recommend the AstraZeneca shot be administered to elderly people.
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AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle
AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle.
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EU Commission health COVID Vaccines
EU Commission health COVID Vaccines.
Spain blames EU for dwindling COVID-19 vaccine supplies
"The EU has been slow to act and signed contracts (with suppliers) later, which is now proving to be a problem,"
Spanish regions cap COVID-19 vaccinations due to slowing supply
Spain has administered just over 1.3 million doses to a priority group of care-home residents and front-line medics.
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AstraZeneca's logo
AstraZeneca's logo.
EU asks AstraZeneca to publish vaccine contract as supply row deepens
The EU official said on Wednesday that details on production capacity and best-effort clause were confidential.
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COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries.
EU countries could band to sue AstraZeneca for breach of contract
"The possibility should be evaluated, and it should be coordinated among the EU countries"
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Vial and sryinge are seen in front of displayed AstraZeneca logo
A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021.
Germany backs EU export restrictions on vaccine after supply cuts
The EU has proposed setting up a register of vaccine exports.
Health
Covid-19 immunisation within months in Majorca
Spain has already signed a contract with AstraZeneca and Oxford University and is scheduled to receive the vaccine at the end of 2020.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
My Column
"The incompetence shown by the EU in the vaccine crisis will demonstrate...that a federal Europe is incapable of meeting the needs of individual nations"
Donald Trelford01/02/2021 12:56