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Australia’s vaccine plan under a cloud following new European export rules – Sydney Morning Herald
The European Union’s push to slow exports of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines has put Australia’s vaccine rollout under a cloud.
Mr Hunt remains confident Pfizer will still deliver the first lot of 80,000 vaccines at the end of February, a spokesman said.
Minister Hunt has recently spoken with the country heads of both AstraZeneca and Pfizer on behalf of Australia, and outlined the latest advice on supply volumes and time frames on Monday, he said.
As outlined in the press conference on Monday, these already reflect the global supply challenges and remain cautious and conservative estimates based on current advice.
However,…
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