UK says it will not join the EU's COVID-19 vaccine scheme

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Britain has turned down the chance to join a 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) European Union plan to secure advance purchases of promising COVID-19 vaccines, saying the EU would not allow it any role in decision-making.

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Permanent Representative to the EU Tim Barrow arrives at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 31, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS

Before making its decision, it had assessed whether the advantages of the European bloc’s bargaining power to strike deals with international drug companies would outweigh the fact that Britain would have little control over strategy. Earlier this year, Britain failed to join an EU procurement programme for ventilators due to what officials described as a communications issue.

With a global death toll of more than 550,000 and a virus that is still on the march, leading governments are locked in an race to secure supplies of vaccines in a desperate attempt to get their economies working again.

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Excuse me the what now?

Good

I thought it was Dr Harold Shipman at first glance but he obviously didn't kill as many Brits

Perhaps they should leave the decision up to the people. Personally it they want to put a tracker in me who cares. You cannot hide anywhere anymore and your phone tracks your every move. lololololol tracker conspiracy theories

Ok, bye bye bye

There’s no cure for ebola aids and many other, yet they expect a cure within 10 months? Yeah right!

UK will join the US vaccine scheme instead :)

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