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The European Commission and Italy have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its EU contract commitments, two sources said on Thursday. The sources said AstraZeneca had requested permission from the Italian government to export some 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant, near Rome.
The European Commission and Italy have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its EU contract commitments, two sources said on Thursday. The sources said AstraZeneca had requested permission from the Italian government to export some 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant, near Rome.
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The bloc has so far only managed to administer 33.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, just 7.5 percent of its 450-million population. In contrast, one in three British adults have received their first jab with the NHS delivering more than 20 million shots. Despite growing anger, the Commission launched a desperate defence of its bungled programme. A spokesman said: “It’s not that the strategy unravelled. Six EU states have broken away from the bloc's bungled vaccine scheme (Image: GETTY) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken personal charge of the scheme (Image: GETTY...