Brazil says flight to India for 2 mn AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines delayed

In a statement, the ministry cited "international logistical issues" for the delay

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1 min read Last Updated : Jan 14 2021 | 10:55 PM IST

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry said on Thursday that a flight to India to seek two million off-the-shelf doses of Astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine has been pushed back a day to Friday.

In a statement, the ministry cited "international logistical issues," adding that the flight will take off from the northeastern city of Recife at 11:00 pm local time on Friday and that its return date is still to be decided.

 

(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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First Published: Jan 14 2021 | 10:49 PM IST