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To the uk will be affected by these new eu restrictions. the european union is taking a really tough line in this covid row. but at the same time, it s facing heavy criticism for the slowness of its vaccination roll out. it s much slower than the uk s. throughout this pandemic, brussels has insisted that all 27 countries need to work together when it comes to getting hold of jabs. so far, it s not worked well. because this is a rare sight in cities like madrid. thousands of other vaccine appointments have had to be postponed. today, though, some hope, with europe s medicine regulator finally approving the astrazeneca vaccine at the heart of this week s dispute. downing street is desperate to stay out of the eu astrazeneca row, but insists uk vaccine supplies would not be affected. i m not going to comment on the eu s own discussions with those manufacturers. what we need to focus on is making ....
It all hangs on the contract the two sides signed that s now been released, although with parts blanked out. astrazeneca says it agreed to do its reasonable best. the eu insists it was a legally binding promise. and so it s now announced if it doesn t get what it ordered, it could block covid vaccines leaving europe heading for some countries, including the uk. we have to be very clear, and we have said it many times before. we are not protecting ourselves against any specific country, and we re not in competition or in a race against any country. the only race we re in is against this virus. at pfizer s vaccine making hq in northern belgium, security s tight. few commodities more precious at the moment than covid jabs. that s why they re carefully escorted on their way. it s not yet clear how supplies to the uk will be affected by these new eu restrictions. the european union is taking a really tough line in this covid row. but at the same time, ....
Astrazeneca, after it said it would have to reduce the supplies originally promised to the eu. the health secretary, matt hancock, has told bbc news the government opposes protectionism in all its forms. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. the lorries leaving pfizer s main factories this morning are bringing hope to the world. laden with one of the vaccines that will help transport us out of the covid nightmare. with such precious cargo on board, they re escorted all the way. but now, there are concerns that fewer of these jabs could be coming to the uk. the european union is angry that another company which makes the oxford astrazeneca shot will be sending it millions fewer doses than promised. it wants to know why. and in response, it s announced that vaccines leaving the eu are to be more tightly controlled, including those destined for britain. this new schedule is not acceptable ....
As countires try to stem high infection rates. and the eu is angry because it says it s not getting its fair share. it s threatened to impose controls on the export of vaccines made within the bloc, and that could affect the uk s supply of the pfizer biontech jab. the eu s health commissioner has criticised astrazeneca, saying the company hasn t delivered the number of vaccines it promised. the company says it s because of supply problems. what does it mean for us? well, the british government says supplies of vaccines are tight but is confident it will receive enough doses to meet its targets. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports. the lorries leaving the main pfizer factory this morning bringing hope to the world. laden with one of the vaccines that will help transport us out of the covid i9 nightmare. with such precious cargo on board, they are escorted all the way, but now there are concerns that few of these jabs could be coming to the uk. the ....
He has urged all international partners to be collaborative and work closely together where vaccine distribution is concerned. all this comes as we ve learnt the downing street news briefing at 5pm this evening will be held by the prime minister. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake reports. the lorries leaving pfizer s main factories this morning bringing hope to the world. laden with one of the vaccines that will help transport us out of the covid nightmare. with such precious cargo on board, they are escorted all the way. but now, there are concerns that fewer of these jabs could be coming to the uk. the european union is angry that another company which makes the oxford astrazeneca shot will be sending it millions fewer doses than promised. it wants to know why. and in response, it s announced that vaccines leaving the eu are to be more tightly controlled, including those destined for britain. this new schedule is not acceptable to the european union. in the future, all companie ....