It is the first time the EU has employed an export control mechanism it set up to ensure drug manufacturers respect their contracts. Crackdown on big pharmaThe EU launched an export control system in late January amid shortages of vaccine doses in the early stages of its inoculation campaign. It later told EU countries it would cut deliveries by another 50 percent in the second quarter. FILE – This December 2, 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)

Source: Egypt Independent March 04, 2021 17:48 UTC