LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain will not publish the
vaccine contract it has with AstraZeneca because it
would risk national security, a junior minister said on Friday.
When asked why the government was worried about the
publication of the contract on LBC Radio, British prisons
minister Lucy Frazer said: "Where it is appropriate for the
public to be informed we have done so but if that risks national
security for any reason, of course, we should not."
Pressed further on the risk to national security, she said:
"Well, that is my understanding."
(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)