Company had committed to supplying EU with 180 million doses, but will deliver under 90 million doses in Q2, says source. AstraZeneca Plc has told the European Union it expects to deliver less than half the COVID-19 vaccines it was contracted to supply in the second quarter, an EU official told Reuters on Tuesday. The EU official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, confirmed that AstraZeneca planned to deliver about 40 million doses in the first quarter, again less than half the 90 million shots it was supposed to supply. AstraZeneca warned the EU in January that it would fall short of its first-quarter commitments due to production issues. The EU contracts stipulate that AstraZeneca will commit to its “best reasonable efforts” to deliver by a set timetable.

Source: The Hindu February 24, 2021 05:42 UTC