AstraZeneca explains 29-million vaccine doses stashed in Italian warehouse
EU demands an explanation for haul of vaccines amid supply row with drugmaker
24 March 2021 - 18:27
Milan — AstraZeneca said on Wednesday that 29-million doses of Covid-19 vaccines found in an inspection at a plant in Italy were destined for the EU and for donations to poorer countries via the Covax scheme co-led by the World Health Organisation.
At the request of the European Commission, Italian security forces inspected a Catalent factory in Anagni, near Rome, at the weekend and found the store of vaccine doses, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa. An Italian official later confirmed the report of the inspection and said the doses were to be sent to Belgium...
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