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AstraZeneca Factory Tackles Flooding in Latest Vaccine Challenge
- Wales factory sought support from local council overnight
- Astra shot key to U.K.’s 15 million February vaccine target
The Wockhardt pharmaceutical manufacturing facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate in North Wales, on Jan. 21.
Photographer: Joe Giddens/PA/Getty Images
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A vaccine factory in Wales producing a Covid-19 shot from AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford faced flood threats overnight in the latest challenge to the U.K.’s ambitious rollout plan.
Wockhardt, a facility in Wrexham, sought support from the local council Wednesday evening over fears production could be affected as Storm Christoph raged and forced people from their homes. There was no disruption to the plant and no emergency services were called, according to a spokeswoman for the factory.