EU states warn of risks to COVID-19 vaccination credibility as Pfizer slows supplies

Pfizer, which is trying to deliver millions of doses at a breakneck pace to curb a pandemic that has already killed nearly 2 million people, said its changes would"provide a significant increase in doses in late February and March".A second EU source told Reuters that in another EU internal meeting with diplomats on Wednesday, an EU Commission official said deliveries would be limited at least until March, with production set to be ramped up in earnest only by September.

The EU has also approved the vaccine developed by US biotech firm Moderna which began deliveries this week. Pfizer said the information was confidential, while Moderna said:"At this stage we can only confirm that the doses will be distributed on a pro-rata basis between EU countries."The German Health Ministry website says the country, with a population of 83 million, will receive nearly 4 million Pfizer doses by the end of January.Romania, with a population four times smaller, says it expects to receive only 600,000 doses in the same period.

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