Merkel and Macron now turning to Putin for the Russian vaccine because there is little trust in the AZ one after what they've said about it apparently. Now this one has to be approved by the EMA.
There are three actually in distribution and for some reason, the one that is causing controversy for one reason or another is AZ... It's strange you don't hear a thing about Moderna or Pfizer...
AZ is the one that I should have, when they send the vaccines they committed to send. In the meantime, if other are approved, things can go faster! The Johnson's one is promising as only need one shot.
AZ came out and said they would be honouring and prioritising UK contracts rather than shipping to EU.
Soon after Macron and Merkel started saying it wasn't safe.
Honestly, i don't mind if I get mine from AZ, Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson, even the Sputnik if it's aproved in Europe, but looks like AZ are playing games here, if they signed a contract they should honour the contract. It's true that we don't really know what they signed but, again, is the only provider causing trouble, or at least that we know they are causing trouble.
I had doubts in the begining that pharmaceutical companies would prioritize helping than making money with the pandemic, and looks like the others are but looks like AZ are having second thoughts...
In fact it's strange the other pharmaceutical companies are not having second thoughts, money is money, and that's why they work, not for helping people, but for making as much money as they can.