This week it has been reported that the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is ‘exploring options’ for its COVID-19 vaccine business, including a sale. This is not entirely surprising. The company has not traditionally focused on vaccines and its vital contribution to the fight against the coronavirus may never make a profit.
However, AstraZeneca’s experience still reflects badly on many politicians and policy-makers, especially in Europe. At every stage, certain national governments, and the European Commission itself, appear to have done their best to make life as difficult as possible for those trying to help.
Some mistakes were probably inevitable during the fog of the pandemic, and hindsight is a wonderful thing. The EU was not alone in messing things up either. The Australian government has also been widely criticised for ‘anti-AstraZenecism’ and for mixed messages about the safety of the company’s jab. The US authorities have been…
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