Australia s Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Image: GETTY)
But it would appear this alliance did not deliver on its aspirations, as so far it has only administered 7.6 jabs per 100 people, a huge gap when compared with rivals the UK (31.2 people) and the US (24.3).
The nations vow to help finance research into the vaccines also appeared unclear, particularly when compared with the likes of Britain and the US.
According to a report by scientific data company Airfinity, the UK spent £25 per person on early COVID-19 research, committing around £1.67billion to vaccines before knowing their effectiveness.
The US offered £7.9billion, at a rate of £24.02 per person, while the EU lagged behind again, spending just £3.51 per citizen, with an investment of £1.57billion.
Dutch government set to offer six month reprieve for life saving cannabis oil Friday, 22 January 2021
Brexit had meant that Bedica and Bedrolite oils, which are solely produced by Dutch firm Transvaal Pharmacy, were unable to be legally prescribed for UK residents.
But a Dutch chemist responsible for producing the oils revealed today that the Dutch health ministry had granted a six month reprieve which allows for his company, Transvaal Pharmacy, to prescribe the oils to UK residents.
The cannabis oils have revolutionised the treatment of drug resistant epilepsy and has led to children who formerly suffered hundreds of seizures daily to go long periods of time seizure free.
EU nations, Canada ban travel from UK due to new coronavirus strain December 21, 2020
Eurostar passenger trains from London to Paris, Lille, Brussels, and Amsterdam have also been canceled on Monday and Tuesday.
LONDON Officials in both the UK and the EU will meet later on Monday after a host of the UK s European neighbors banned travel from the country due to a new more infectious strain of coronavorus that has spread rapidly across England and Wales.
As other European countries continue to deliberate on bringing in similar measures, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Bulgaria, Finland and Denmark are among the countries to have announced bans of varying lengths. Canada has now also banned flights arriving from the UK.
Expert calls for UK to Ireland flights to be suspended over new Covid strain Surely flights from Britain to Ireland should be suspended if this new variant is a danger?
23/11/2020 Christmas decorations in a quiet Dublin Airport Terminal 2 arrivals (Image: Collins Agency, Dublin)
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