Stannary (u/Stannary)

Stannary commented on EU blocks export of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Australia dw.com/en/eu-blocks-expor... · Posted by u/the-dude

prague60 · 5 years ago

Isn't this because the EU let the US/UK take priority of production? I was under the impression AZ was filling their fulfillments to US/UK just fine. This seems like EU just couldn't keep up in the horse race negotiating.

Stannary · 5 years ago

EU made a deal with AZ back in August when AZ still didn't have a ready vaccine. That is why EU pays vaccine at $2.15.

Later, UK and US agreed to buy AZ vaccine and are paying 3$ and 4$.

https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n281

Now all of the sudden agreements with UK and US are fulfilled and with EU are not.

Countries are currently outbidding each other and stealing the supplies. It was naive of EU bureaucracy to think that the cheapest price is the priority.

Stannary commented on EU blocks export of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Australia dw.com/en/eu-blocks-expor... · Posted by u/the-dude

mrtksn · 5 years ago

>Do any of the Australia or EU belong to "low- and middle-income countries in the developing world"

Partly, yes. Some of the countries still play catch up after being part of or aligned with USSR up until it imploded in the beginning of the 90s.

If the EU countries were bidding against each other maybe a few exceptionally rich and small countries might have end up as Israel while others pay much much higher prices for not-better situation and the rest simply end up like Africa.

I don't think that the contracts would have made any difference in the supply. If that was the case, US could have simply be done before Trump loses election by pouring it's enormous monetary resources. I don't think that US run out of paper for contracts in the Trump era.

Stannary · 5 years ago

A this is a lie as well: https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n281

"The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is much cheaper, although neither the UK nor the US can match the EU’s $2.15 deal: they are expecting to pay about $3 and $4, respectively, per dose."

Stannary commented on EU blocks export of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Australia dw.com/en/eu-blocks-expor... · Posted by u/the-dude

mrtksn · 5 years ago

I wonder if there is push for this narrative with throwaway accounts?

This was discussed many times, If I remember correctly the negotiatons were not on the price but on the liability issues etc.

I mean, AZ says its selling at no-profit. Did EU made them to sell at loss then? What's the logic of this narrative?

Stannary · 5 years ago

https://observer.com/2020/11/covid19-vaccine-price-pfizer-mo...

On Monday, AstraZeneca said it will provide vaccines at cost “in perpetuity” to low- and middle-income countries in the developing world.

Do any of the Australia or EU belong to "low- and middle-income countries in the developing world"

Stannary commented on Is it a red flag when companies search for [language] engineer? · Posted by u/haakonhr

Stannary · 5 years ago

Usually languages come with their own ecosystems.

I am a C++ developer and I did some Java programming and C# programming. From my little experience both Java and C# look the same too me, I consider them like a different dialects of the same language.

When you step into their ecosystems, you notice the huge difference. Frameworks, build systems, CI systems, the way documentation is structured. Even the language that developers use to describe the same programming concepts is different.

Putting a name of the language in the ad is just a sign of the culture you will be expected to integrate into.

Stannary commented on EU blocks export of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Australia dw.com/en/eu-blocks-expor... · Posted by u/the-dude

Stannary · 5 years ago

EU used its negotiating power to drive the price of covid vaccine down, and now producers are ignoring "low profit" EU contracts and selling vaccines to highest bidder.