EU Must Be United Over Russian, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines: French Minister

EU Must Be United Over Russian, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines: French Minister
France's Europe minister, Clement Beaune, wearing a protective face mask, leaves following a weekly Cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on July 29, 2020. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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PARIS—A French cabinet minister urged EU countries on Friday not to use the Russian or Chinese COVID-19 vaccines unless they are approved by the bloc’s medicines regulator, warning of a risk to the bloc’s unity and public health.

After a fitful start to the European Union’s vaccination campaign which has left the bloc lagging other countries such as Britain, some member states in central Europe have already bought or are considering buying Russian or Chinese shots.