Europe, Latin America start Covid vaccination, UK to roll out Oxford jab in Jan Premium (AP) Share Via Read Full Story Europe launches a cross-border vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world. The region of 450 million people has secured contracts with a range of suppliers for over two billion vaccine doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated during 2021. TRENDING STORIESSee All 2 min read 1 min read 2 min read 2 min read . 17 Apr 2021 With surveys pointing to high levels of hesitancy towards the vaccine in countries from France to Poland, leaders of the 27-country European Union are promoting it as the best chance of getting back to something like normal life next year.