AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries

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AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asian governments to ensure its Covid-19 vaccine is supplied "as quickly as possible", after reported delays in deliveries of orders from a Thai plant owned by Thailand's powerful king.

"Distribution to other Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, will commence in the coming weeks," the company said in an e-mail to Reuters.

"We are working closely with each of the relevant governments to supply our Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible," the AstraZeneca statement said.

A health worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a gymnasium inside Siam Paragon shopping centre, Bangkok, Thailand, June 7. — Reuters
A health worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a gymnasium inside Siam Paragon shopping centre, Bangkok, Thailand, June 7. — Reuters

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