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BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The European Union is asking
AstraZeneca to publish the contract it signed with the
bloc on COVID-19 vaccine supplies after the company's chief
executive revealed confidential clauses, an EU official said on
Wednesday.
In an interview with newspapers on Tuesday, AstraZeneca CEO
Pascal Soriot said the EU contract was based on a best-effort
clause and did not commit the company to a specific timetable
for deliveries.
The interview followed the company's announcement of a cut
in supplies to the EU in the first quarter.
The EU official said on Wednesday that the best-effort
clause was standard in contracts with manufacturers of products
that are in development.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; editing by Jason Neely
@fraguarascio)
