Coronavirus: Europe’s unvaccinated

Coronavirus: Europe’s unvaccinated

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How did Europe fall behind in the vaccine race?
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On June the 12th of last year the 27 health ministers of the European union signed off on a plan to buy vaccines on behalf of all the EU’s member countries. The aim was to secure enough doses to immunise all of its 450 million citizens. But the delivery and vaccination programme ...  Show more