AstraZeneca says working with Southeast Asian nations on vaccine deliveries


BANGKOK (Reuters): AstraZeneca says it is working closely with Southeast Asia 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 the country's powerful king.

Malaysia and Taiwan this week became the latest in the region to warn they expected delays in deliveries of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Thailand.

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