The European Union has made mistakes in ordering corona vaccines. Vice-president Frans Timmermans of the European Commission admits this in the German daily The daily mirror.
The European Commission is strongly criticized for its hesitancy and strategic mistakes in the procurement of vaccines. In addition, there is also dissatisfaction among a number of Member States with the distribution of the vaccines.
In the current situation you have to ensure that “all of Europe gets vaccines”, says the PvdA member. “It is true that mistakes have been made in ordering the vaccines, both in Brussels and in the Member States,” said Timmermans, who wants to take stock after the pandemic. “Then we can see what we have done wrong and what we have done right.” He does believe, however, that a European approach is also in favor of the wealthier member states.
At least 1.4 billion doses of the vaccines already authorized in the EU have now been ordered by Brussels. That should be more than enough for the approximately 450 million Europeans.
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