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World Coronavirus Dispatch: The politicisation of the AstraZeneca vaccine

Kenya imposes restrictions as virus surges, EU approves more vaccination production sites and other pandemic-related news across the globe

AstraZeneca, pharma, coronavirus, vaccine
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Akash Podishetty Hyderabad
EU approves more vaccination production sites

In order to make up for the botched up vaccination policy and for the severe shortfall of shots, the European Union has approved new vaccine production units where Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines will be developed. The bloc's vaccination roll out has been tepid compared to other Western nations such as UK or UK due to various reasons. For one, EU has been relatively slow to get off the blocks, that is delaying the approvals. Not making big deals with pharma giants hurt them badly too. Add to that the shaken confidence in AstraZeneca