AstraZeneca CEO Defends Global Impact Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine

Maligned Vaccine Is Biggest Contributor To India, COVAX

Pascal Soriot said AZ employees should be proud of the COVID-19 vaccine achievements so far, but conceded that manufacturing output would continue to lag.

India vaccinators
A health worker prepares a dose of the AZ/Oxford, Serum Institute manufactured Covishield vaccine in Rajawadi Hospital, Mumbai. • Source: Getty Images

AstraZeneca’s CEO Pascal Soriot has hit back at criticism of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine efforts, and said he is proud of its contribution to fighting the pandemic worldwide, including in the EU and India, now suffering a devastating second wave.

“We never pretended we were going to be perfect, and certainly we've learned a few things along the way, but...

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