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Coronavirus vaccine: European Union citizens receive their jabs
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Last week, the EU sought help in the US to try and give its vaccine rollout some momentum after controversy over the AstraZeneca jab. The Anglo-Swedish company slashed the amount of doses it would deliver to the EU earlier this year, leading to a tense political row. In January, French President Emmanuel Macron falsely claimed the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was "quasi-ineffective" for over-65s, hours before it was approved by regulators for use on all adults in the EU. But take up of the AstraZeneca jab hasn't been as high in Europe, contributing to the EU's rollout delays.