Updated: 1 Mar 2021, 17:33
BRITAIN s vaccine success is thanks to Brexit, a German MEP has said - adding the dead hand of the EU is to blame for the fiasco across the rest of Europe.
It comes as data showed some snail-pace European nations will not manage to jab the majority of adults until 2023 if they continue at the current rate.
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This deserted vaccine centre in Brussels came to symbolise the EU jab fiasco last weekCredit: AFP or licensors
UK regulators approved the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines much earlier than the equivalent EU body, the European Medicines Agency.
And EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen took control of ordering doses for the whole bloc, a decision many blame for agonising delays.
Britain s Covid vaccine victory is thanks to Brexit says German MEP who blames Europe s fiasco on dead hand of EU the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A GERMAN MEP has broken ranks by heaping praise on Brexit Britain s vaccine rollout and has launched an astonishing attack on the chaotic programme being operated in the European Union.
| UPDATED: 16:11, Sun, Feb 28, 2021
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At the end of July, EU leaders struck a deal on a huge coronavirus recovery package after days of bitter talks. The €750billion (£668billion) coronavirus fund, spearheaded by France and Germany, will be used as loans and grants to the countries hit hardest by the virus. The remaining money represents the EU budget for the next seven years.