Russia wants Sputnik vaccines sent to Slovakia returned
Only Denmark and Finland saw an increase in life expectancy
Czechia negotiates additional AstraZeneca vaccines without the EU
Topic of possible solo negotiations on vaccines is thorny
At the current EU pace, no member state will be able to vaccinate on time
EU leadership has come under fire
Czechia has ordered COVID-19 vaccine for 11 million people
AstraZeneca will deliver 130,000 doses in February
EU cracks down on pharmaceutical companies over insufficient COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
Brussels will control vaccine export from the EU and is tightening restrictions on travel in response to new coronavirus mutations
The EU did not order more vaccines because of Eastern Europeans and France, German media claim
BioNTech offered the EC more vaccines, but Brussels refused