Hancock: Rejection of vaccine protectionism is 'incredibly important'
Telegraph, 26 Jan 2021
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a virtual Chatham House event that the rejection of vaccine nationalism is "incredibly important", following the EU's proposal to impose tight controls on the export of Covid-19 vaccines made in the bloc.
He added that "whenever it's been tried, protectionism has damaged those countries that tried to put it in place, as well as everybody else"
It comes as the Government announced that the UK would provide genomic expertise to nations with limited resources to flag any concerning new coronavirus variants emerging abroad.
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He added that "whenever it's been tried, protectionism has damaged those countries that tried to put it in place, as well as everybody else"
It comes as the Government announced that the UK would provide genomic expertise to nations with limited resources to flag any concerning new coronavirus variants emerging abroad.
Keep up with the latest on the liveblog here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/01/26/news-boris-johnson-quarantine-hotels-schools-reopen-vaccine/
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