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European Union denies federal government claim it blocked shipment of 3.1 million AstraZeneca COVID vaccines to Australia
The European Union has denied claims from the federal government that a shipment of more than 3 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 was blocked from coming to Australia.
Key points:
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 3.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been blocked from importation overseas
- The EU says it has stopped only one importation of the vaccine to Australia, which happened in March
- The federal government has fallen short of its promised 4 million vaccinations by April
On Tuesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 3.1 million doses of the vaccine had been blocked from importation while defending accusations his government’s vaccine rollout had been botched.
The chief spokesman for the European Commission – the EU’s…
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