The EU has withdrawn its plan to control the export of COVID-19 vaccines into Northern Ireland following widespread condemnation.The controversy came amid an EU row with vaccine maker AstraZeneca over delays in the delivery of doses to the 27 members of the bloc.Many European countries have been struggling to vaccinate their populations as quickly as the UK.Earlier on Friday, Brussels had triggered Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol that forms part of the Brexit withdrawal deal.By doing so, the EU tried to stop the unimpeded flow of coronavirus jabs from the bloc into the region. Advertisement Brussels was attempting to prevent Northern Ireland being used as a back door to move COVID vaccines from the EU into the rest of the UK.The European Commission wants to tighten the rules on exports of the vaccine produced in EU countries. More from Covid-19 COVID-19: ‘People in their 30s are dying’ – exhausted ITU staff reveal brutal truth of coronavirus front line COVID-19: France to close borders to all countries outside the European Union COVID-19: PM expresses ‘grave concerns’ over EU controls on Northern Ireland vaccine exports COVID-19: Another 1,245 people have died with coronavirus in UK COVID-19: EU authorises use of… Read full this story
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