Pressure from EU member countries to speed up vaccine delivery in the bloc has pushed the Commission from one misstep into the next. But it is worth not losing sight of what has been achieved, even if our patience is being tested.
The European Commission has signed contracts for around 2bn vaccine doses, enough to immunise its entire population twice over. It bet on multiple suppliers, opted for maximum safety, ensured that all member countries have equal access for the best possible price.
Prime minister Xavier Bettel last year said Luxembourg would probably have lost out on early vaccine deliveries--or would have had to pay an astronomical sum--had it been left to fend for itself.