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E.U. officials said there was no evidence that the stockpile in Italy, first reported by the Italian daily La Stampa, was bound for Britain. They said the company, when confronted about the doses, said that 16 million doses were bound for the E.U. market and 13 million to countries under the Covax initiative that aims to get doses to poorer nations. Those latter exports would be exempt from E.U. controls, as they are deemed to be of humanitarian nature
AstraZeneca seizure: 29m jabs 'hidden' for UK pensioners uncovered by Italian officials
ASTRAZENECA "hid" almost 30 million doses of vaccines destined to the UK in its bottling plant in Italy, an Italian newspaper has claimed.
ASTRAZENECA "hid" almost 30 million doses of vaccines destined to the UK in its bottling plant in Italy, an Italian newspaper has claimed.
We'll take them! Belgium calls EU states' bluff and asks for unused AstraZeneca vaccines
BELGIUM could take AstraZeneca vaccines snubbed by its EU neighbours, a minister has said.
BELGIUM could take AstraZeneca vaccines snubbed by its EU neighbours, a minister has said.
The EU is expected to take into account the level of vaccination coverage in a country and its record in facilitating exports to the bloc when deciding on whether to prohibit individual vaccine shipments to the UK and elsewhere.
The European Union is set for a showdown with the United Kingdom over a stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines, said to number up to 30 million doses, and coveted by both sides to shore up inoculation campaigns, as a deadly wave of infection threatens the continent.
Brussels suspects the British-Swedish company of building up a stockpile of the vaccine produced in a Dutch factory and finished in Italy that officials estimate runs into tens of millions of doses that are awaiting delivery.
Brussels suspects the British-Swedish company of building up a stockpile of the vaccine produced in a Dutch factory and finished in Italy that officials estimate runs into tens of millions of doses that are awaiting delivery.
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