Japan cuts AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine order by ~40M doses - Reuters
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Japan has scrapped the acquisition of ~40M doses of AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID vaccines, Reuters reported citing a health ministry official who spoke in the parliament.
Japan had initially agreed to purchase 120M doses, with the majority made locally by Daiichi Sankyo (OTCPK:DSKYF) (OTCPK:DSNKY) and other domestic partners.

The agreement allowed the Japanese government to scrap a part of the order if it was not required, said the news agency citing the official who spoke in response to other lawmakers' questioning.
Astrazeneca's ~200K doses were supplied to local governments in Japan, and 63M doses were donated to other countries, the report added citing the official.