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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:05PM (#25961698)
> I don't understand why there's a comparison with the UK vaccination program at play here

Because the EU wants AstraZeneca to export doses made in Britain to the EU.

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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by odiroot on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:18PM (#25961868)
In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain, as far as I'm aware.
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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:20PM (#25961902)
> In order to fulfil the provisions of the contract the company willingly signed, and not out of spite for Britain

Correct. Just pointing out why Britain is relevant.

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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by double-a on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:20PM (#25961893)
And has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK? Or are we presuming that because it benefits some other agenda?
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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:21PM (#25961911)
> has AstraZeneca claimed that this would cause them to fail on their commitments to the UK?

I believe the UK has made the claim that they have exclusive contractual right to domestically-made vaccines until a certain point. Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated.

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Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract by eyko on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:51PM (#25962345)
> Not sure if AstraZeneca corroborated.

Apparently so https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/head-of-astraz...

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