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Boris Johnson Reveals Plan to Raid Dutch Warehouse for COVID Vaccines

Former UK Prime Minister admits to considering a military operation to secure AstraZeneca doses during the pandemic.

  • Johnson's memoirs detail a plan to retrieve 5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from a warehouse in Leiden, Netherlands.
  • The plan involved using rigid inflatable boats to navigate Dutch canals under the cover of darkness.
  • Military officials warned Johnson that the operation would be difficult to execute undetected and would require explaining an invasion of a NATO ally.
  • Johnson believed the EU was withholding vaccines out of spite due to the faster UK vaccine rollout.
  • The memoir's release coincides with the Conservative Party conference, potentially overshadowing the event.
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