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Title: European Union Threatens to Block Export of up to 19 Million Vaccines to the UK
Post by: PeteS in CA on March 22, 2021, 08:33:33 pm

European Union Threatens to Block Export of up to 19 Million Vaccines to the UK

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/21/eu-threatens-to-block-export-of-19-million-astrazeneca-vaccines/ (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/21/eu-threatens-to-block-export-of-19-million-astrazeneca-vaccines/)

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The European Union may block the export of up to 19 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, as the bloc continues to struggle to innoculate its population.

In comments published on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened to seize control of the production of the AstraZeneca jab if the British-Swedish pharma company does not prioritise European contracts ahead of others.

“We have the possibility to forbid planned exports. That is the message to AstraZeneca: You fulfil your contract with Europe before you start delivering to other countries,” von der Leyen said, per DW.

In a matter of less than a week the EU is moving from stopping the use of AZ's vaccine to taking EU-area produced dose hostage. The EU dilly-dallied their approval process, nickel-and-dime gamed and protracted purchase negotiations, and now the EU wants AZ to undo the EU's screw-ups.