* The vaccination rollout has been plagued by bureaucratic sclerosis, poorly-negotiated contracts, penny-pinching and blame shifting — all wrapped in a shroud of secrecy. The result is a needless and embarrassing shortage of vaccines, and yet another a crisis of legitimacy for the EU.
* "The European Commission ordered too late, limited its focus to only a few pharmaceutical companies, agreed on a price in a typically bureaucratic EU manner and completely underestimated the fundamental importance of the situation. We now have a situation where grandchildren in Israel are already vaccinated but the grandparents here are still waiting. That's just completely wrong." — Markus Söder, Bavarian premier and possible future German chancellor.
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WNU Editor: Even European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has admitted that the EU's vaccine rollout has been a failure .... Covid: EU's von der Leyen admits vaccine rollout failures (BBC).
But there is still hope that certain goals will be met (maybe) .... EU Could Meet 70% Vaccination Target By Late July If Production Steps Up (S&P Global).
As to what is my take. I live in Canada. And if the EU's vaccination program is a disaster, Canada's is worse .... Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come (CNN)
Update #2: Making up for past mistakes and hesitancy .... EU to fast track approval of vaccines targeting coronavirus mutations (Politico.eu).
