Comment on AstraZeneca requests European authorisation of Covid vaccine be pulled
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 7 months agoAccording to theguardian.com/…/astrazeneca-withdraws-covid-19-…
In a statement, AstraZeneca said the decision was made because there is now a variety of newer vaccines available that have been adapted to target Covid-19 variants. This had led to a decline in demand for the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
But then why pull authorisation?
Is this some kind of patent thing where they “destroy” it before it becomes public domain?
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
They don’t want people using an ineffective product (new strains) just because they have surplus of it that then hurts their public image
Darkonion@kbin.social 7 months ago
Or they’d like countries that have a reserve be forced to abandon that supply and buy fresh stock.
Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well, the virus mutating took care of that for them.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I don’t know if they are involved in the mRNA vaccines that have taken the market