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Pfizer says not facing production issues with COVID-19 vaccine
Reuters
Published Dec 18, 2020 04:07 AM PHT
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic, Reuters/File
Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it was not facing any production issues with its COVID-19 vaccine, a day after US officials pointed to challenges with the company's manufacturing.
The company said it was confident in its ability to deliver up to 50 million doses globally this year and up to 1.3 billion next year.
"No shipments containing the vaccine are on hold or delayed. This week, we successfully shipped all 2.9 million doses that we were asked to ship by the US Government to the locations specified by them," Pfizer said in a statement.
The US government has signed a deal with Pfizer for a 100 million doses of the vaccine, which has started being rolled out across the country under an emergency use authorization.
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Pfizer had reported some production issues with the vaccine, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said on Wednesday.
He had said the US government would provide the company full support to ensure it can produce the vaccine for American people.
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