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Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?

  • Written by Deborah Gleeson, Associate professor, La Trobe University
Yes, export bans on vaccines are a problem, but why is the supply of vaccines so limited in the first place?Cecilia Fabiano/AP

News of the blockage of a shipment of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Europe to Australia has caused concern and outrage.

The immediate problem will probably be quickly solved through diplomatic channels. Even if it is not, onshore manufacturing of the AstraZeneca vaccine will soon make up for any shortfall in Australia’s...

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