Europe is in the midst of its "crisis of the century" as it threatens to seize AstraZeneca factories and strip the company of its intellectual property rights in a major escalation in tensions over coronavirus vaccines. "I'm not ruling out anything for now because we have to make sure that Europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. Photo / APMost of the EU's worry is over Britain, home of the AstraZeneca vaccine, where the inoculation campaign has progressed at a much faster pace than in the EU. "This is an invitation to show us that there are also doses from the UK coming to the European Union, so that we have reciprocity," she said. Despite shortages at home, the European Union has allowed the export of well over 34 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2021 21:45 UTC