Updated: Apr 8 2021, 6:20 ET
BRITAIN has secretly flown 700,000 AstraZeneca jabs to Australia, in a bid to help their vaccine rollout after the EU blocked exports.
The source of the shipments was originally kept quiet, to avoid any controversy in coronavirus-ravaged Britain. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates.
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Several shipments of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived at Sydney Airport from the UK - not from Europe as first thoughtCredit: Getty
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John Pearce smiles after receiving the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine in SydneyCredit: Getty
But reports from the Sydney Morning Herald have revealed Australia’s early rollout has been aided up by 717,000 doses manufactured in the UK, as opposed to factories in Europe, as was originally believed.
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