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After widespread outrage in Britain and Ireland over the threat to stop vaccines entering Northern Ireland from the EU, Commission spokesman, Eric Mamer attempted to excuse the bloc’s error. In a statement, he said: “Only the Pope is infallible. “Mistakes can happen but the important thing is that you recognise them early on, in this case, so early on that it was before the decision was finalised.”