Ursula von der Leyen issues Covid vaccine export warning at EU summit
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5EN6V)
Commission head reassures leaders she will ban vaccines leaving EU if suppliers fail to deliver again
Ursula von der Leyen has reassured EU leaders she will ban coronavirus vaccines from leaving the EU if suppliers such as AstraZeneca fail to deliver again, as she faced questions over her handling of shortages.
The European commission president's pledge at a virtual summit came as leaders issued a statement promising to accelerate the provision of vaccines", with just 8% of the adult population having received a jab compared with 27% in the UK.
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