After outcry, EU reverses plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border
(WorldNews Environment)

LONDON/BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict of Covid-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom after it sent shockwaves through Northern Ireland, London and Dublin. In a steep escalation of the EU's fight to secure , Brussels had said it would trigger clauses in the Northern Irish Protocol to prevent the vaccines from moving across the open border between EU-member Ireland and the British-run province. Following an outcry in London, Belfast and Dublin, the EU published a statement just before midnight saying it would ensure that the...