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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Chu

Is the European Union guilty of vaccine nationalism?

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Amajor row has erupted between the European Union and the pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca over delays to deliveries of its new coronavirus vaccine to the 27-member bloc.

The EU says AstraZeneca, which is headquartered in Cambridge, is failing to fulfil its agreement to supply a certain quantity of the vaccine in the coming weeks.

AstraZeneca says it has simply run into some temporary production problems.  

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