As the initial supply of the Corona 19 vaccine in Europe is disrupted, countries are protesting.
According to foreign media such as the BBC and AFP, a spokesman for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said, "The initial supply of Corona 19 vaccine will be less than expected."
AstraZeneca did not provide specific figures, but EU officials who asked for anonymity told Reuters that the supply in the first quarter would be 31 million batches, down by 60 percent less than expected.
AstraZeneca plans to supply 80 million doses of vaccine to 27 countries in Europe by March.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to be approved by the European Medicines Agency later this month.
The initial supply of Pfizer vaccine, which has been ordered by the EU Commission for a total of 600 million doses, is also expected to decrease.
Italian Prime Minister Conte criticized Facebook for a "serious breach of the contract," saying, "Our vaccination plan is based on a contract between the EU Commission and pharmaceutical companies."
Italian health officials say the supply of the Pfizer vaccine is down 29 percent from what was planned for this week, and that the planned supply by February 1 will match.
Polish and Austrian authorities have also expressed their intention to take action against delays in the vaccine supply.
EU Summit Chairman Charles Michel said on the 21st that all possible measures will be reviewed to facilitate vaccine supply.
The EU aims to vaccinate 70% of the citizens of member states by this summer.