An export ban on some coronavirus vaccines has been adopted by the European Commission, it has been announced. Executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis told a Brussels press conference: “Today the commission has adopted an implementing regulation making the export of certain products subject to an export authorisation. “This regulation concerns the transparency and export of Covid-19 vaccines.” It is not immediately clear the scope of the restrictions - but an initial list of exempt from the export declaration list does not appear to include the UK.
The UK has said it will aid neighbouring nations with their vaccine supplies “where it can”. The EU is in a very public dispute with drug-maker AstraZeneca over supplies.
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