The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a temporary agreement with South Africa to use a plant there to bottle Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that are being imported into the EU, after criticism of the arrangement.
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File PhotoWHO criticised deal as Africa grapples with low vaccinationEU using 60% of delivered J&J doses, plans donations to Africa
A J&J factory in Leiden, in the Netherlands, is a major producer of the vaccine substance for COVID-19 shots worldwide and from September, J&J will transfer all bottling operations for vaccines destined for the EU to Leiden, the EU spokesperson said. The paper cited a confidential contract between J&J and South Africa's government and said the deal prevented the country, against its will, from imposing restrictions on vaccine exports.
The EU is leading global investments to create vaccine "hubs" in Africa, including South Africa and Senegal, to increase the continent's ability to manufacture COVID-19 vaccinesAspen's plant does not appear to be among the manufacturing sites approved by the European Medicines Agency for J&J vaccines. That would mean the shots cannot be used in the EU, although they may be re-exported.
Public EU data show that J&J has delivered as of Thursday 21.5 million doses to the EU. It was supposed to ship 55 million by the end of June.
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