Prognosis
Astra Pledges 2 Million Vaccine Doses a Week for U.K. Effort
- Company may be able to produce more in the second quarter
- Virus outbreak at vaccine center has slowed vaccine supply
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AstraZeneca Plc pledged to deliver 2 million doses a week of its coronavirus vaccine for the U.K. before mid-February as it ramps up production to help fuel the country’s immunization campaign.
“It does need to become a national priority to ensure that we have the right capacity and capability for vaccine manufacturing onshore here,” Tom Keith-Roach, president of Astra’s U.K. operations, said at a hearing at the House of Commons.