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. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is tight-lipped on when the jabs will reach Australian shores, saying he will have more to say “in the not too distant future”. He praised the health and foreign affairs ministers for their work in navigating the European export restrictions. Mr Morrison said he was very aware of the “extreme pressures” on European vaccine supplies. “Australia has done very well to maintain our supply lines here as has been confirmed by the European Union,” he told reporters in Melbourne on Thursday. “So we are on track.” The formal approval comes after the EU ambassador to Canberra promised export restrictions would not affect Australia’s first order of the Pfizer vaccine. Trade Minister Dan Tehan …