BRUSSELS – The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honor their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies hampered the bloc's vaunted vaccine rollout in several nations.
The bloc already lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee the delivery of coronavirus vaccines without a valid explanation.
It also had expressed displeasure over vaccine delivery delays from Pfizer-BioNTech last week. “Europe invested billions to help develop the world‘s first COVID-19 vaccines.
To create a truly global common good," EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum's virtual event in