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Italy halts shipment of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due for Australia
Italy has halted a shipment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due for Australia.
It comes after the EU introduced new rules governing the shipment of vaccines outside the bloc, although this is the first intervention of its kind.
Rome stopped the export of 250,000 doses of the vaccine, officials said, with Italy notifying Brussels of its proposed decision at the end of last week. The commission did not object to the decision, officials said.
The move threatens to heighten global tensions over vaccine procurement after EU allies objected to the introduction of its export regime. The system was announced by the European Commission at the end of January, and it means EU-based vaccine manufacturers must seek authorisation from their national government where their Covid-19 vaccine is produced before exporting it out of the EU.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...lts-overweight
Italy halts shipment of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due for Australia
Italy has halted a shipment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due for Australia.
It comes after the EU introduced new rules governing the shipment of vaccines outside the bloc, although this is the first intervention of its kind.
Rome stopped the export of 250,000 doses of the vaccine, officials said, with Italy notifying Brussels of its proposed decision at the end of last week. The commission did not object to the decision, officials said.
The move threatens to heighten global tensions over vaccine procurement after EU allies objected to the introduction of its export regime. The system was announced by the European Commission at the end of January, and it means EU-based vaccine manufacturers must seek authorisation from their national government where their Covid-19 vaccine is produced before exporting it out of the EU.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...lts-overweight
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