Italy’s decision to prevent the export of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine to Australia may have hit the headlines yesterday, but reaction to the move by the Australian government has been decidedly muted.
Coronavirus Notebook: Italy Makes First Use Of EU’s Vaccine Export Control System, More Regulators Issue Guidance On Variants
Ukraine has established a system for issuing emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines that recognizes authorizations granted by other world regulators.
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