World Coronavirus Dispatch: How Europe botched up its vaccine rollout

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How Europe botched up its vaccine rollout

Europe has lagged the United States in vaccination right from the early days of rollout and since then the gap has only widended even as some countries are facing a deadly third wave of infections. Only about 10 percent of Europeans have received a first dose, compared with 23 percent in the US and 39 percent in Britain. Interestingly, there was no single blunder but a series of small mistakes that are making the region pay a heavy cost. The bloc was comparatively slow to negotiate contracts with drugmakers. Its regulators were cautious