EU threatens to tighten export controls on coronavirus vaccines amid AstraZeneca row
direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states because of production problems.While Belgium-made Pfizer vaccine has also said supplies of its vaccine will be lower, slowing down the EU's vaccine rollout.European health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, accused AstraZeneca of failing to give a valid