austria Criticism of Ema's slowness on authorizations and delays in procurement Sebastian Kurz (Ansa) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces a change of course in his vaccination plan. And he announces it just before his trip to Israel, not surprisingly. Austria, Denmark and other "first movers" will no longer rely on the European Union in the future and, together with Israel, will produce second generation vaccine doses for further coronavirus mutations in the coming years as well as working together to search for options for treatment, Kurz said. In preparation for the trip, the Chancellor today meets the representatives of the main Austrian pharmaceutical companies. "The EU approach - he said - has been fundamentally correct, but the EMA is too slow with approvals and there are delays in deliveries by pharmaceutical companies".