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Italy, EU refuse AstraZeneca request to ship 250,000 doses of vaccine to Australia
Italy and the European Union have blocked a shipment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia amid a stoush over contract commitments between the pharmaceutical company and the EU.
It is understood AstraZeneca had asked the Italian government to export 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant near Rome to Australia.
An EU official confirmed to the ABC that Italy refused the export authorisation, and the decision was supported by the European Commission.
It comes amid tensions between Europe and AstraZeneca after the latter failed to meet delivery targets set out in its contract with the EU.
More to come.
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