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 The company had initially planned to start its deliveries at the
beginning of April, but delayed the rollout due to production
issues.
"Johnson & Johnson begins vaccine shipments to the EU today. Very
good news," said Peter Liese, an EU lawmaker from the same party as
German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The U.S. company has committed to delivering to the EU by the end of
June 55 million doses and another 120 million in the third quarter,
EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said this month.
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 "Most recently, it was unclear
whether that promise would be kept. However, 50
million doses are certain" for the second
quarter, Liese said, noting he had got this
information from the company and from the
European Commission, which coordinates talks
with vaccine makers.
Johnson & Johnson was not immediately available
for comment.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; editing by
Jason Neely @fraguarascio)
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