Small delay in Pfizer vaccine deliveries to eight EU nations: Spain
Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa said it was due to a problem linked to the control of the temperature of the shipments which was apparently fixed .
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MADRID: Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said Monday, a day after the EU began its immunisation campaign.
The Spanish branch of Pfizer informed Madrid on Sunday night of the delay in shipments to the eight nations due to a problem in the loading and shipment process at its plant in Belgium, the health ministry said in a statement.
Small Delay In Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries To 8 EU Nations: Spain By AFP News
on December 28 2020 10:43 PM
Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said Monday, a day after the EU began its immunisation campaign.
The Spanish branch of Pfizer informed Madrid on Sunday night of the delay in shipments to the eight nations due to a problem in the loading and shipment process at its plant in Belgium, the health ministry said in a statement.
It did not specify which European nations aside from Spain were affected, but said Spain s next delivery would be on Tuesday, a day later than expected.
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