Italy stands by ban of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Australia | ABC News

Australia has asked the European Commission to review its decision to block a shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3qn4yR4 Italy's Foreign Minister has defended the decision to block 250,000 doses that are being manufactured near Rome. It's the first intervention under the controversial EU scheme that allows member states to block vaccine shipments that they manufacture. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #coronavirus #covid