Merkel to Convene Crisis Talks Amid Chaotic EU Vaccine Rollout Bloomberg 2/1/2021 Viktoria Dendrinou and Naomi Kresge
(Bloomberg) Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold crisis talks with pharmaceutical executives, regional German leaders and European Commission officials Monday in a bid to speed up the continent’s stuttering vaccination push.
The video call this afternoon in Berlin comes after Ursula von der Leyen, the commission president, announced that AstraZeneca Plc will deliver 9 million additional vaccine doses to the European Union in the first quarter. The EU has been locked in a bitter dispute with the drugmaker since AstraZeneca said it was reducing the number of shots delivered to the bloc due to production issues.
Merkel to Convene Crisis Talks Amid Chaotic EU Vaccine Rollout Bloomberg 1/02/2021 Viktoria Dendrinou and Naomi Kresge
(Bloomberg) Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold crisis talks with pharmaceutical executives, regional German leaders and European Commission officials Monday in a bid to speed up the continent’s stuttering vaccination push.
The video call this afternoon in Berlin comes after Ursula von der Leyen, the commission president, announced that AstraZeneca Plc will deliver 9 million additional vaccine doses to the European Union in the first quarter. The EU has been locked in a bitter dispute with the drugmaker since AstraZeneca said it was reducing the number of shots delivered to the bloc due to production issues.
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The empty hype of India s vaccine diplomacy
The Empty Hype Of India s Vaccine Diplomacy COVID-19 vaccines arriving from India as a gift to Bangladesh - Kazi Salahuddin via ZUMA Wire
In a rush to bolster its image, the Modi government is giving away coronavirus vaccines that will do little for the country s international standing and would be better served at home.
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New Delhi has launched a virtual global blitz by exporting made-in-India vaccine candidates, some as a grant, and others commercially. Back home it is being tom-tommed as a major diplomatic coup that will enable New Delhi to make key breakthroughs, especially in its neighborhood.
How much of an impact will the Indian gesture really make? And is it really the right thing to do?