Bulgaria has raised eyebrows by sending out its first batch of coronavirus vaccines in a fleet of hot dog trucks.
Boxes of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine were lifted out of sausage vans after the EU nation received its first 10,000 doses of the jab - which are being stored in old Soviet fridges to keep them at their required low temperatures.
Images of the police-escorted hot dog trucks sparked mockery online, with viewers mocking up pictures of a pack of Frankfurters emblazoned with a Pfizer logo.
But Bulgaria s health minister rejected the ridicule, saying the jokes were inappropriate and insisting that the vaccines had been properly transported.
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Despite Hi-tech Advances, Many Europeans Wary Of Taking COVID Shot
Europe rolled out a huge COVID19 vaccination drive on Sunday to try to rein in the coronavirus pandemic but many Europeans are sceptical about the speed at which the vaccines have been tested and approved and reluctant to have the shot.
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WARSAW/SOFIA: Europe rolled out a huge COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to try to rein in the coronavirus pandemic but many Europeans are sceptical about the speed at which the vaccines have been tested and approved and reluctant to have the shot.
The European Union has secured contracts with a range of drugmakers including Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca, for a total of more than two billion doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated next year.
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Despite hi-tech advances, many Europeans wary of taking COVID-19 shot
Healthcare workers applaud Mauricette, a 78-year-old French woman, after she received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country, at the Rene-Muret hospital in Sevran, on the outskirts of Paris, France, Dec 27, 2020. (Photo: Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS)
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WARSAW/SOFIA: Europe rolled out a huge COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday (Dec 27) to try to rein in the coronavirus pandemic but many Europeans are sceptical about the speed at which the vaccines have been tested and approved and reluctant to have the shot.
Despite hi-tech advances, many Europeans wary of taking COVID shot Reuters 12/27/2020
By Joanna Plucinska and Tsvetelia Tsolova
WARSAW/SOFIA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Europe rolled out a huge COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to try to rein in the coronavirus pandemic but many Europeans are sceptical about the speed at which the vaccines have been tested and approved and reluctant to have the shot.
The European Union has secured contracts with a range of drugmakers including Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca, for a total of more than two billion doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated next year.