EU, UK Trade Jabs Over Vaccine Export Controls
European Council President Charles Michel criticized the United Kingdom in a March 9 newsletter for blocking COVID-19 vaccine exports to the EU while justifying the controls the EU set up in January (see 2102010012). “The United Kingdom and the United…
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States have imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or vaccine components produced on their territory,” Michel said. “But the European Union, the region with the largest vaccine production capacity in the world, has simply put in place a system for controlling the export of doses produced in the EU.” A U.K. government spokesperson said Great Britain has not blocked the export of a single vaccine. In a statement, the spokesperson said, “Any references to a UK export ban or any restrictions on vaccines are completely false. This pandemic is a global challenge and international collaboration on vaccine development continues to be an integral part of our response,” Reuters reported.