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Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its covid-19 vaccine to eight European countries, including Spain, the Spanish Ministry of Health said today, a day after the EU launched its immunization campaign.
Pfizer’s Spanish branch reported late Sunday that shipments to eight countries were delayed due to a “problem in the loading and shipping process” at its Belgium plant. It is not specified which European countries other than Spain are affected.
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Pfizer has informed the ministry that the problem “is already resolved”, but the next delivery of vaccines “will be delayed several hours” and will arrive in Spain on Tuesday, one day later than expected.
Asked about the delay, Health Minister Salvador Ia said it was due to a “temperature control” problem in shipments, which was “clearly fixed.”
The vaccine should be stored at ultra-low temperatures of approximately minus 70 degrees Celsius before being shipped to distribution centers in specially designed cold boxes filled with dry ice. Once out of the ultra-low temperature warehouse, the vaccine must be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius to remain effective for up to five days.
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Spain is expected to receive 350,000 doses of the covid-19 vaccine weekly for the next three months.
Most countries in the European Union launched their immunization campaigns against the virus this weekend, starting with the elderly, health professionals and politicians.
