Varadkar: AstraZeneca vaccine delays an 'enormous problem'

Covid-19 vaccine: Ireland supply delay 'enormous problem'
By Shane Harrison
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Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has said AstraZeneca's explanation for why it has failed to meet Covid-19 vaccine supply targets for the EU "are not satisfactory".
He said it was evident there was a problem with AstraZeneca in contrast with the Pfizer and Moderna companies.
The latter were honouring their commitments to the EU "give or take a few glitches", he said.
Mr Varadkar described the problem as "enormous".
"I'm seeking explanations too," he told the Dáil (Irish parliament).
"I can understand how AstraZeneca might run into problems with supply for manufacturing or quality control.

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