Ursula von der Leyen: UK is Covid vaccine 'speedboat' compared with EU 'tanker'
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#5DSKE)
European commission's president admits it underestimated difficulties in vaccine rollout
Ursula von der Leyen has said a country on its own such as the UK can act more like a speedboat" than the EU tanker" but that the 27 governments are right to work together on their vaccination programme.
The European commission president admitted to mistakes along the way in the rollout of vaccines, including failing to invest sufficiently in upscaling production capacity.
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