EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine shortfalls

Re:EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine ... by mort96 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @03:53AM (#26900013)

I don't understand how you could possibly call this an attempt at plan economy, unless you consider all solicitation of a product by a government to be plan economy?

How is this fundamentally any different from the US's purchasing of doses from BioNTech/Pfizer? I'm sure the US would take legal action against Pfizer if they weren't delivering doses according to the agreement?

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Re:EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine ... by JI00912 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:56AM (#26901287)

Because the doses provided are a function of how well the tool chain works and not of weather or not they have to meet a particular target or at what level the target is set.

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Re:EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine ... by mort96 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @08:47AM (#26902124)

"The EU is attempting a planned economy because the amount of doses depends on how well the production tool chain works". I don't think that follows? Is there a missing link here?

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Re:EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine ... by raverbashing on Thursday April 22, 2021 @04:00AM (#26900076)

> How is this fundamentally any different from the US's purchasing of doses from BioNTech/Pfizer?

It isn't. It's just that "euroskeptics" will distort arguments for the sole purpose of hating and dividing

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Re:EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine ... by JI00912 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:57AM (#26901292)

You're spreading prejudice, conspiracy theories and hatred.

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