EU seeks access to U.S. produced AstraZeneca vaccines: FT report


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  • Saturday, 06 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at the Clinique de l'Estree - ELSAN private hospital in Stains as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - The European Union will urge the United States to permit the export of millions of doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as it scrambles to bridge supply shortfalls, the Financial Times reported.

The 27-nation EU also wants Washington to ensure the free flow of shipments of crucial vaccine ingredients needed in European production, the FT report on Saturday said.

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