O/T Which jab have you had?

[great_fire]

The treatment of Astra- Zenica has been shameful. Vaccines are not part of their usual business, but they were persuaded to work with Oxford University by the government. They have been rewarded for their efforts by being used as a smokescreen by European politicians who are trying to hide their failings and being bombarded with media scare stories (some of them driven by one of raging's favourites - Russia Today).

Well that's yet another mistake by the government, they could have approached GSK instead who do have experience in producing vaccines.

[gm_gm]

Well that's yet another mistake by the government, they could have approached GSK instead who do have experience in producing vaccines.

The government will be signing a contract with GSK to provide the back end solution to the new NE factory supplying vaccines

[KerrAvon]

Well that's yet another mistake by the government, they could have approached GSK instead who do have experience in producing vaccines.

GSK already had a vaccine tie up with the French company, Sanofi.

The American company, Merck, were in talks with Oxford University over a collaboration, but the UK government feared - probably correctly - that any deal with that company would result in the US getting priority over the UK. Hence the UK government stepping in and providing funding for a tie up with AZ.