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In an unusual and potentially groundbreaking decision, French drugmaker Sanofi said it will help bottle and package 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by its rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, while its own vaccine candidate faces delays.
The announcement came as delays or production problems for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and a vaccine from Britain s AstraZeneca have caused political uproar across the European Union.
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French drug maker Sanofi said it will help manufacture 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, while its own vaccine candidate faces delays.(AP)
The EU s 27-nation vaccination effort has struggled to pick up steam, while more contagious virus variants are spreading fast and COVID-19 deaths are surging anew.
France s Sanofi to aid rival Pfizer s vaccine effort; EU critical of AstraZeneca
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28/01/2021 - 14:35 EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has put pressure on pharmaceutical firms to deliver on their vaccine promises. Handout World Economic Forum (WEF)/AFP Text by: Jan van der Made with RFI 5 min In an unusual and potentially groundbreaking decision, French drugmaker Sanofi has said it will help bottle and package 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by its rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, while development of Sanofi s own vaccine faces delays. Meanwhile, tensions between the EU and vaccine maker AstraZeneca are growing after the company rejected Brussel s accusation it was late with its delivery of the drug.
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In an unusual and potentially groundbreaking decision, French drugmaker Sanofi said Wednesday it will help bottle and package 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by its rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, while its own vaccine candidate faces delays. The announcement came as delays or production problems for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and a vaccine from Britain s AstraZeneca have caused political uproar across the European Union. The EU s 27-nation vaccination effort has struggled to pick up steam, while more contagious virus variants are spreading fast and COVID-19 deaths are surging anew. Sanofi s Frankfurt facilities will help with late-stage production of vaccines prepared by Germany-based BioNTech, including bottling and packaging, starting in the summer, according to a Sanofi official. Sanofi did not reveal financial details of the agreement.