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Originally Posted by nomadking
The UK paid for the development of the AZ vaccine. Without the UK it wouldn't be at the advanced stage of production. It is also made in the EU under contract and permission of Oxford, AZ,(and the UK?).
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It is indeed also made in the EU, but the problem is because the EU order for the AZ vaccine came three months later than the UK’s order, setting up manufacturing in the EU is running three months behind the UK. Teething troubles are a routine part of the set up, and these tend to result in much lower manufacturing yields in the early weeks of production.
The UK’s deal specifies that UK production is initially for UK use. This is unsurprising given that AZ is manufacturing a vaccine invented by Oxford University with funding from the UK government. The EU can’t get hold of it any earlier than AZ has already planned, no matter how loudly it squeals.