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Vaccine shortage again

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Saturday announced a fresh shortfall in planned vaccine shipments to the European Union, citing production problems and export restrictions.

鈥淎straZeneca is disappointed to announce a shortfall in planned COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the European Union despite working tirelessly to accelerate supply,鈥 it said in a statement.

The company had previously warned it was facing shortfalls from its European supply chain due to 鈥渓ower-than-expected output from the production process.鈥

It hopes to compensate for part of the shortfall by sourcing vaccines from its global network, providing half the EU鈥檚 supply in the second quarter and 10 million doses in the first quarter.

鈥淯nfortunately, export restrictions will reduce deliveries in the first quarter, and are likely to affect deliveries in the second quarter,鈥 it said.


 

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