Friday, 05 Mar 2021 10:33 AM MYT
Italy, supported by the European Commission, blocked the planned export of around 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its European Union contract commitments. “This is a demonstration of really how well Australia continues to do compared to the desperation of other countries.”
“This is one shipment from one country,” Hunt said in an emailed statement. “This shipment was not factored into our distribution plan for coming weeks.”Australia began its inoculation programme two weeks ago, vaccinating frontline health staff and senior citizens with Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine though doses of that vaccine are limited amid tight global supplies.Australia has ordered 53.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford.
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