Could Pfizer Be Dragged Into EU’s Vaccine Dispute With AstraZeneca and UK?
Reprisals Against UK Not Ruled Out
Executive Summary
The European Commission is once again threatening to block exports of COVID-19 vaccines to the UK – including those from Pfizer/BioNTech.
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