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European Union will not block Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses bound for Australia, ambassador says
Millions of doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine bound for Australia will be allowed to leave the European Union (EU), its ambassador has confirmed.
Key points:
- Doses of the Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive in Australia in the coming weeks
- The Government says it is on track to begin vaccinations at the end of the month
- The European Union recently introduced new rules allowing it to block exports of vaccines
Australia has secured 20 million doses of the vaccine, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison previously saying the goal was to vaccinate 80,000 people a week from the end of February.
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