AstraZeneca consistently makes more than $3B in net income every year, $5B last year.
EU paid 1.78€ per dose. Even if AstraZeneca loses money on every dose, let's say it costs them 20% more to produce, that's only some ~65M€ loss on the EU order. The hypothetical loss is a rounding error to their bottom line, while the damage already incurred to the brand image and goodwill is colossal.
EU paid 1.78€ per dose. Even if AstraZeneca loses money on every dose, let's say it costs them 20% more to produce, that's only some ~65M€ loss on the EU order. The hypothetical loss is a rounding error to their bottom line, while the damage already incurred to the brand image and goodwill is colossal.