He insisted, in future, European leaders should listen to their scientific advisors the same way Britain has.
Mr Swarbrick said: "Europe is set to approve AstraZeneca for the over 65s, in the coming weeks.
"What is your personal view in how that has been handled?"
Mr Read replied: "I think the European politicians made a grave mistake.
EU made 'grave mistake' delaying AstraZeneca vaccine as member states backtrack (Image: LBC)
EU news: EU member states Germany and France are expected to begin using the AstraZeneca vaccine on the over-65s in their population (Image: Getty)
"Our politicians don't make scientific judgments on vaccine efficacy and I expect the EU's politicians to do the same thing.