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FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 \/ Coronavirus vaccine \/ Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/File Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

LONDON \u2014 <\/span>A plant in Wales that produces AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has been partially evacuated after a suspicious package was received, the company that operates it said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“Wockhardt UK in Wrexham this morning received a suspicious package to site.\u00a0All relevant authorities were immediately notified and engaged,” the company said, referring to its facility in Wales.<\/p>\n

“Upon expert advice, we have partially evacuated the site pending a full investigation. The safety of our employees and business continuity remain of paramount importance.”<\/p>\n

Earlier, the BBC reported that a police bomb disposal unit has been sent to the plant.<\/p>\n

“We are currently dealing with an ongoing incident on the Wrexham Industrial Estate,” local police said in a statement, adding that the public should avoid the area.<\/p>\n

Wockhardt UK provides fill-and-finish capacity for AstraZeneca’s UK supply chain, which is the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or syringes and packaging them.<\/p>\n

AstraZeneca has agreed to supply Britain with 100 million doses of the vaccine, developed by Oxford University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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