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EU bans some vaccine exports in row with AstraZeneca and Britain over supply
A member of staff prepares a dose of the Oxford/Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination clinic at the NHS Nightingale Hospital North East

THE EU blocked exports of some Covid-19 vaccines made on the continent today amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca over supply.

European Commisson executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc would to restrict exports of some vaccines, including the Pfizer/Biontech jab, at a Brussels press conference.

It came soon after the EU staked a claim to Oxford-AstraZeneca doses made in Britain.

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