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What caused the delay?

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The current shortages in vaccine production are due to two voluntary interruptions in Merck’s manufacturing operations. One interruption was due to modifications Merck made voluntarily in response to issues raised by the FDA during a routine Good Manufacturing Practices inspection. The other was the result of scheduled modifications Merck made to their facility. The scheduled modifications took longer than expected to complete and significantly impacted production.