Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš tweeted that Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Greece were also in board in the effort to pressure EU regulators into pre-authorizing distribution of the vaccine even before regulatory formalities are completed. His Estonian and Lithuanian counterparts did likewise.
Prime Ministers of #Latvia #Lithuania #Estonia join ???????? colleagues & call on #EU institutions to approve & ensure pre-authorized distribution of #AstraZeneca vaccine immediately. Precision of procedures matters. But so does speed. The delays cost lives.??????
— Krišjānis Kariņš (@krisjaniskarins) January 22, 2021
Hopes are particularly high for the AstraZeneca vaccine among other competing vaccines as it requires less demanding storage conditions, which should in theory make it easier to use in a rapid mass vaccination program.
Prime Ministers of #Latvia #Lithuania #Estonia join ???????? colleagues & call on #EU institutions to approve & ensure pre-authorized distribution of #AstraZeneca vaccine immediately. Precision of procedures matters. But so does speed. The delays cost lives.??????
— Jüri Ratas (@ratasjuri) January 22, 2021
Prime Ministers of #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania join ????????& call on #EU institutions to approve & ensure pre-authorized distribution of #AstraZeneca vaccine immediately. Precision of procedures matters. But so does speed. The delays cost lives. pic.twitter.com/bPcSMbkn2N
— Ingrida Šimonytė (@IngridaSimonyte) January 22, 2021
