Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout hit as EU gives itself power to block exports

Australia left off list of nations exempt from European Union’s new Covid vaccine export restrictions

Europe’s dramatic decision to impose export controls on vaccine manufacturers could impact the rollout of the jab in Australia, after the country was left off a list of nations exempt from the new restrictions.

Overnight on Friday the European Union set off a global diplomatic row when it went ahead with a threat to impose sweeping powers allowing it to block Covid-19 vaccine shipments from the bloc.

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