AstraZeneca expects to deliver less than half of contracted second-quarter vaccines to EU -- a shortfall already taken into account that does not affect Ireland's vaccination schedule irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
Looks like this Reuters report was old news that EU governments already knew about.
Came out at an unfortunate time for Ireland, muddying the announcement of the national vaccination schedule.
Came out at an unfortunate time for Ireland, muddying the announcement of the national vaccination schedule.
The European Commission tells me talks with Astrazeneca are ongoing and it expects deliveries to revised up, potentially by tapping production sources outside of Europe.
As it stands, Ireland expects to give 82% of adults at least one jab by end June irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
As it stands, Ireland expects to give 82% of adults at least one jab by end June irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
AstraZeneca says it is working to fulfill 100% of original EU order:
"AstraZeneca is working to increase productivity in its EU supply chain and to continue to make use of its global capability in order to achieve delivery of 180 million doses to the EU in the second quarter."
"AstraZeneca is working to increase productivity in its EU supply chain and to continue to make use of its global capability in order to achieve delivery of 180 million doses to the EU in the second quarter."
I know it's hard to keep track: this would mean something in the region of 800,000-900,000 extra AstraZeneca doses for Ireland on top of what was announced in the vaccination plan last night.
There is a lot of scepticism about whether this company's promises can be trusted though
There is a lot of scepticism about whether this company's promises can be trusted though
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