Tuesday, January 26, 2021

UK 'CONFIDENT' IN VACCINE SUPPLIES DESPITE EU ROW

The UK says it's confident of receiving enough covid-19 vaccine supplies to hit its targets - despite warnings from the EU of tighter restrictions on exports.

The EU is involved in a row with AstraZeneca about a planned cut in supplies for Europe.

Brussels is warning it may have to restrict exports of vaccines produced in the EU to non-member states.

That could affect deliveries of the Belgium-made Pfizer-Biontech jab to the UK.

But UK vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says both Britain and the EU should receive what they've been promised.

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