EU abandons blocking vaccine supplies to UK
The European Commission has abandoned the ban on the supply of vaccines against the new coronavirus to Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, TASS reports.
The European Commission said in a statement that it will ensure that the protocol on the transparency of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will not be affected by the Brexit agreement.
Earlier in Northern Ireland, the EU's attempt to block the export of vaccines was called a “hostile act”, and the British government launched a powerful diplomatic offensive.
Earlier it was reported that the European Union urgently approved a mechanism prohibiting the export of vaccine against the new coronavirus from its territory without obtaining special permission from member countries of the community.
It was also reported that the European Union intends to block the export shipments of the coronavirus vaccine to the UK due to a shortage of the drug in the EU itself. The reason for this step was the “vaccine war” provoked by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
