The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, assured on Sunday that the laboratories will maintain the initial schedule of vaccine deliveries in the European Union from January 25, after Brussels intervened to ensure that the contracts are respected.
“We will implement the contracts that have been validated by the pharmaceutical companies and we are dedicated to transparency using all the legal means at our disposal,” Michel told the French radio station Europe 1.
The President of the European Council insisted that in Brussels they had to “fight and strike a blow” in order to ask for clarity on the reasons for the delays.
And they also asked companies to talk transparently about the reasons why they sometimes had difficulties in the production chain.
“When delays were announced, for example in the case of Pfizer, we acted firmly, reached the table, and finally the delays of a few weeks were reduced to delays in delivery,” he added.
MICHEL REQUESTED CLARITY FOR FIVE OR SIX DOSES ON THE BOTTLE
Michel said he had asked the European Medicines Agency to make clear and scientific arguments about the number of doses available per bottle, which, according to the Pfizer laboratory, is limited to five, although health authorities believe there are six. allowed balances the delay.
“We need to have the same interpretation throughout Europe,” Michel urged.