Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Morocco ‘told of delay in Covid jabs from India’
Serum Institute reportedly citing demand in India and fire at plant to explain lack of AstraZeneca vaccine
The world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India (SII), has told Brazil, Morocco and Saudi Arabia that further supplies of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be delayed, according to the Times of India, citing a letter from the institute’s president.
Adar Poonawalla is said to have written to Brazil to say that, “regrettably”, a January fire at one of its manufacturing facilities had “caused obstacles” and the institute would not be able to fulfil its commitments. Similar communications were sent to Morocco and Saudi Arabia, the paper reported.