EU Approves CCP Virus Vaccine Shipments to Australia

A paramedic draws a syringe of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at the mass vaccination centre in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, on Jan. 11, 2021. Scott Heppell/AP Photo

Australia’s first shipment of vaccines for COVID-19 has been formally approved and will arrive in the country within weeks.

The European Union has approved the export of vaccines to 23 countries including Australia.