Leader of Austria, others claim something isn't right in the allocation of vaccine doses via the EU, that the pro rata system is being violated. @nytimes reporting in 10 countries in Jan & Feb found opaque & politically sensitive arbitrage going on #thread #covid #vaccines
— Matina Stevis-Gridneff (@MatinaStevis) March 23, 2021
This will blow up in vdL's face on Thursday.
Having destroyed the reputation of the Oxford-AZ vaccine on the continent of Europe, the EU is now determined to blockade the export of Pfizer to the UK.
The damage political leaders can do:
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 22, 2021
61% of people in France now think the AZ vaccine is unsafe, up 18 percentage points on February. Only 23% think it is safe, down 10 points.
55% of Germans think the AZ jab is unsafe, up 15 points on February. Just 32% say it is safe, down 11.
There’s something farcical about the EU’s vaccination threats.
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 22, 2021
It seems most worried about Halix plant in the Netherlands, which makes AstraZeneca vaccines. Most of the jabs being exported from the EU to Britain are Pfizer.
Boris will be working the phones (calling EU leaders) ahead of Thursday's blockade vote. I assume one of the sticks being wielded is that if a blockade is voted for, this will disrupt the UK's roadmap; which will in turn ensure that no British citizens will be allowed to travel to Europe for their holidays and spend their money there.
Which EU countries desperately want British holiday £'s?
-Portugal
-Greece
-Italy
-Spain
I mean 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
— Darren McCaffrey (@DarrenEuronews) March 19, 2021
BREAK: France is now recommending #AstraZeneca jab for over-55s only
Where do you start!
All over the place on this...
Ou sont les cretins?
Là-bas en france!
Apprenez ceci pour la préparation
EU vaccine "failures seem to reflect fundamental flaws in the continent’s institutions and attitudes — including the same bureaucratic and intellectual rigidity that made the euro crisis a decade ago far worse than it should have been"https://t.co/6YYV9pocpl
— Bruno Waterfield (@BrunoBrussels) March 19, 2021
The EU will end up destroying itself !
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has threatened to block vaccine exports to the UK and other countries with markedly higher rollouts of coronavirus jabs.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 17, 2021
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There are millions of unused doses of AZ vaccine sitting on the shelves in Europe, the use of the vaccine has been suspended (despite the assurances of the EMA that it is safe) and now vdL threatens global supplies.
Aside from the fact that her threats have no legal basis, she neglects to mention that a blockade of supplies and components of supplies will hinder factories outwith the EU blockade zone from manufacturing the vaccines; which in turn means that the supplies of the vaccine to the EU will be negatively impacted.
It is little wonder that UK cabinet ministers are now of the view that, until she is removed from office, there is little chance of an improvement in relations with the EU; in fact we can expect things to worsen.
Not only have vast swathes of the EU suspended the Oxford-AZ vaccine, allegedly because of "fears over blood clots", it is now considering suing for lack of supplies caused by its own botched contract negotiations.
🚨France is considering suing AstraZeneca for a lack of vaccine deliveries, despite the country suspending the use of the jab
— The Spectator (@spectator) March 17, 2021
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Members of the EU (eg Italy) have admitted that this nonsense is entirely political, and not based on any form of science (the EMA has no worries bout the vaccine's safety).
Given the alleged "fears" over clots, will the EU be banning other medicines that cause clots eg paracetamol, birth control pills etc?
2/ The European Commission will issue legal proceedings through two letters to the British government, following its decision on March 3 to unilaterally extend grace periods which eased the full implementation of the Protocol.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) March 15, 2021
The EU will take legal action today against the UK over its unilateral move to change the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Theoretically, if this spat continues, the EU may decide not to ratify the Brexit agreement.
The question is, does this worry the British government or is this the "plan"?
