In addition to manufacturing difficulties, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Union’s Pharmacovigilance Authority, is responsible for insufficient supplies of vaccines against the new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the European Union, Austrian consultant Sebastian Kurz said. .
According to the MTI report, the politician spoke in a German press interview that the joint purchase of vaccines is a good solution, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who negotiates with manufacturers on behalf of member states, is a reliable partner for member governments.
But the problem is how slow and bureaucratic the exponential moving average is
– Added the Austrian Prime Minister, who emphasized that “licensing was much faster outside the European Union.”
The consultant said he would like to produce the Chinese and Russian Sputnik V vaccines in Austria after the licenses.
Sebastian Curtis also spoke of injecting himself with a Russian or Chinese developed vaccine “if the vaccines are approved in Europe”. He confirmed that
In the case of vaccines, only efficacy, safety and rapid availability matter, not geopolitical conflicts.
He stressed that the goal is to obtain the largest possible number of safe vaccines as quickly as possible, regardless of the country in which they were developed.
