AstraZeneca reaches vaccine shipping milestone as EU sues again for delayed deliveries

AstraZeneca has delivered 50 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to European Union countries as EU decides to launch a second legal case against AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries.

AstraZeneca Plc has delivered 50 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, according to EU supply data, a milestone the company had originally been expected to hit in January. The volumes delivered make up just one-sixth of total commitments so far, and the European Commission is set to launch on Tuesday a second legal case against AstraZeneca over delayed deliveries, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Monday.