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The delay in the fresh batch of vaccines has occurred due to a problem in the loading and shipment process at the Pfizer plant in Belgium
A day after the European Union countries started vaccinating locals for the novel coronavirus, Spain officials have reported that the country has not yet got their full share of doses of the Pfizer vaccine yet.
Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of COVID-19 vaccines to eight European Union countries, including Spain, the Spanish health ministry reported on Monday. The statement has come a few days after the EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced all EU nations have received their share of vaccines.
BioNTech-Pfizer delays COVID vaccine deliveries to 8 EU nations
The vaccine supply chain appears to have run into trouble just one day after Europe began its mass immunization program.
The COVID-19 vaccine hold-up for European nations comes a day after the bloc s mass immunization program kicked off
BioNTech-Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations including Spain, the Spanish health ministry said on Monday.
The hold-up is due to a problem in the loading and shipment process at its plant in Belgium, the health ministry said in a statement, citing the Spanish branch of Pfizer.