A string of European countries have said that the amount of COVID-19 vaccines they are receiving from Pfizer (PFE) has fallen short of their expected supplies. The US pharmaceutical giant, which has partnered with Germany’s BioNTech (BNTX), has slowed shipments and distribution proceeds unevenly among states in the European Union (EU). It comes as the UK, which has been among the leaders in getting people inoculated relatively swiftly, has.
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Pfizer will temporarily reduce its deliveries to Europe of its vaccine against COVID-19 while it upgrades its production capacity, the company and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Friday.