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EU countries have kicked off their rollout of coronavirus vaccinations, with the first people receiving jabs this weekend.
Italy’s health minister celebrated “the day we have been waiting for”, as a nurse became the first person in the country to get vaccinated.
Many countries in the bloc started their vaccination programmes on Sunday, amid hopes that it will mark a turning point in the continent’s battle against coronavirus.
However, the first jabs were given in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia a day early, on Boxing Day, upsetting plans for a coordinated rollout.
The operator of a German nursing home where dozens of people were vaccinated on Saturday, including a 101-year-old woman, said: “Every day that we wait is one day too many.”