The measure could limit vaccine exports to countries like the UK, which produce some of their own vaccines but do not in turn send doses to the EU. The EU Commission stated: “We are introducing reciprocity and proportionality as additional criteria to be examined before authorising exports under the EU’s authorisation mechanism for Covid-19 vaccine exports. This will ensure that the EU is able to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by the end of summer. We are introducing reciprocity and proportionality as additional criteria to be examined before authorising exports under the EU’s authorisation mechanism for #COVID19 vaccine exports. — European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) March 24, 2021In recent days EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly threatened to block the export of vaccines produced in the EU.

Source: The Local March 24, 2021 13:07 UTC