Moderna, EU push back COVID vaccine deliveries by several months

[June 02, 2022]  (Reuters) -Moderna Inc will delay its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by several months under an agreement announced on Thursday.

The U.S.-based vaccine maker will postpone the delivery of some doses initially planned for the second quarter of 2022 to later in the year, the European Commission said in a statement.

This is the bloc's second agreement with vaccine manufacturers to optimise supply as it gears up for a potential booster campaign in the fall.

In May, Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE also agreed to push back COVID vaccine deliveries by three months.

A vial labelled "Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

The European Commission plans to finalise more such agreements in the near future, it said.

(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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