“I support Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,” said Merkel. “We have a problem with AstraZeneca,” she added. European officials are furious that AstraZeneca has been able to deliver its UK contract in full while falling short on its supplies to the EU. (article continues below) See also on The Local:Von der Leyen said AstraZeneca had delivered only 30 percent of the 90 million vaccine doses it had promised for the first quarter of the year. Britain has in turn voiced alarm over the EU’s threat to halt AstraZeneca supplies leaving the continent.

Source: The Local March 23, 2021 07:30 UTC