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EU has committed to allow contractual vaccine exports, UK minister says – Metro US

EU has committed to allow contractual vaccine exports, UK minister says

A sign is seen outside a vaccination centre at Westminster
A sign is seen outside a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it would remind the European Union of its commitment to allow vaccine manufacturers to fulfill orders, including the export of shots to Britain, after speculation of a vaccine trade war heated up.

“One thing I think we can do is remind the EU of the commitments they have made, and particularly Ursula von der Leyen, the EU president, made the commitment to the prime minister that the EU would wouldn’t block companies from fulfilling contractual obligations to supply vaccinations,” social care minister Helen Whately told Sky News.

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Paul Sandle; editing by Michael Holden)