The European Union (EU) calls on AstraZeneca to speed up delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. After the company announced a reduction in shipments to the EU on Friday.
"We hope the company can find a solution to accelerate vaccine delivery," said a spokesman for the European Commission (EC), the EU's executive body.
The official said the EU will require สมัครสมาชิก slotxo pharmaceutical companies to register the export of the COVID-19 vaccine. To prevent the introduction of the EU's vaccine quota to other countries.
AstraZeneca said on Friday that COVID-19 vaccine That the company developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford Deliveries to the EU will be below target until late March. Due to production problems It is expected to reduce vaccine deliveries by 60% to just 31 million doses.
Australia and Thailand are also experiencing problems with delivering vaccines from AstraZeneca.
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said AstraZeneca will deliver the COVID-19 vaccine. To Thailand in the amount of 150,000 doses from the original target of 200,000 doses and less than the 1 million doses that Thailand initially proposed
Pfizer Inc. previously said it would reduce the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine to Europe, which prompted European governments to express their displeasure. While some countries such as Italy have threatened legal action.
The Romanian government said. Pfizer dropped 50 percent of vaccine deliveries last week. While gradually increasing the number of deliveries later But the delivery will not return to normal level. Until the end of March.