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More delivery bottlenecks are coming from crown vaccine maker AstraZeneca!
Company representatives also reportedly informed the European Union about possible production stoppages in Europe during the second quarter, an EU representative told the German Press Agency in Brussels on Tuesday night.
But, in theory, these amounts could be offset by the manufacturer’s other vaccine factories. There is no accepted delivery schedule for the quarter yet.
A spokesperson for the EU Commission on BILD: “AstraZeneca’s delivery schedule talks are ongoing. The company is refining its program and consolidating it based on all available manufacturing locations within and outside of Europe. The Commission awaits a proposal for an improved timetable. “
The EU representative reacted to media reports that AstraZeneca wanted to cut second-quarter delivery in half from 180 million to 90 million cans. It was said that this could not be confirmed.
The commission officially announced that negotiations with AstraZeneca on the delivery schedule were still ongoing. The company is in the process of “refining and consolidating the plan, based on all available production facilities in Europe and abroad.” The Commission awaits “an improved proposal for a delivery schedule.”
At the end of January, AstraZeneca had surprisingly announced a drastic reduction in delivery volumes to the EU: instead of 80 million cans, the British-Swedish company wanted to deliver only 31 million to the EU due to production bottlenecks. in Europe.
Finally, the company promised 40 million cans for the period through March. However, it is unclear whether this amount will actually be achieved, he said from EU circles.
An AstraZeneca spokeswoman said Tuesday that delivery schedules are constantly being reviewed and the commission will be briefed on a weekly basis. They work “incredibly hard” to increase the productivity of the supply chain in the EU and do their best to utilize the global supply chain.
“We are hopeful that we can bring our deliveries closer to (the agreements) in the sales contract,” the spokeswoman said.
