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Giselda Vagnoni

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Eu italy block astrazeneca shipment to australia sources fc88d886 e1ea 4437 9f08 e586e44afbb2 - Caught on Camera

FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are pictured in a newly opened mass vaccination centre at the Cecchignola military compound, in Rome, Italy, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

The European Commission and Italy have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its EU contract commitments, two sources said on Thursday.

The sources said AstraZeneca had requested permission from the Italian government to export some 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant, near Rome.

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