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EU’s Von der Leyen fires warning at UK over vaccine exports during bloc’s launch of Covid passports

Comments come amid concerns of a third wave of infections

Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca’s failure to deliver its promised doses to the EU has 'painfully reduced the speed of the vaccination campaign'
Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca’s failure to deliver its promised doses to the EU has 'painfully reduced the speed of the vaccination campaign' Photo: Getty Images

The EU is threatening to restrict vaccine exports to countries where it sees a failure to reciprocate on exchanging doses, including the UK

“Open roads run in both directions, and this is why we need to ensure that there is reciprocity and proportionality,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said at a 17 March press conference as she unveiled plans for Covid passports to enable travel in the bloc.

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