AstraZeneca was the first pharmaceutical laboratory to launch a vaccine on the market at the end of 2020, a year after the appearance of the virus.

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  • Sibbo
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    47 months ago

    But then why pull authorisation?

    Is this some kind of patent thing where they “destroy” it before it becomes public domain?

    • @[email protected]
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      137 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
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        66 months ago

        Or they’d like countries that have a reserve be forced to abandon that supply and buy fresh stock.