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One-third of vaccines produced in the EU last month were exported to the UK (Photo: Michael Bird)

EU-UK vaccine 'nationalism' spat intensifies

British prime minister Boris Johnson has rejected claims from the European Council president Charles Michel - who this week accused the UK of imposing a ban on vaccine exports.

"Let me be clear: we have not blocked the export of a single Covid-19 vaccine or vaccine components," Johnson told parliament on Wednesday (10 March).

"This pandemic has put us all on the same side in the battle for global health. We oppose vaccine nationalism in all its forms," he added.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

One-third of vaccines produced in the EU last month were exported to the UK (Photo: Michael Bird)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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