>> Squabbling amongst the worlds richer nations as to who get the vaccine first is not a good look.
No, it wouldn't be. Fortunately that is not what is going on, at least from the UK's perspective.
And even the EU is squabbling with a company, not a country.
The EU is in the wrong. They ordered three months later due to their own approach and *still* haven't approved the vaccine they're arguing about. They pinned 1/3 of their hopes on a vaccine that will not be available and dealt with the other vaccines with that in mind. They tried to accurately order. I presume they had the bean counters do it.
The people of the EU should not be held to account because of the incompetence of their Government. But the Government damn well should be.
And the EU Government's current grandstanding is not related to obtaining more vaccine doses, that is already in hand. It is trying to sling the mud in the direction of the vaccine companies to cover up their own screw ups.
They need to put their hands up, admit they screwed up the entire process and start working for the good of the people, not their own messed up processes and self-importance. Which is what has always been wrong with the EU.
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