THE European Union has been shamed by Frexit campaigner Charles-Henri Gallois after he posted a list of countries across the world that are doing better than the bloc with their vaccination campaigns.
The Generation Frexit leader humiliated the Brussels bloc as he blasted its failed efforts to ensure Europeans are swiftly receiving coronavirus vaccines. Posting on Twitter, Mr Gallois pointed out Morocco, which started its vaccination strategy three weeks ago, is already ahead of the EU.
He wrote: “Non-exhaustive list of countries that have vaccinated more than the EU Flag of European Union as a percentage of its population:
“Israel, United Arab Emirates, Seychelles, United Kingdom, Palau, Bahrain, United States, Chile, Serbia, Monaco, Maldives, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, Iceland, Turkey, Morocco.
“Note, for example, Morocco, which started its vaccination campaign only three weeks ago and is already doing better.”
It comes as EU officials admitted Pfizer Inc has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, leaving it about one-third short of the supply it had expected from the US drugmaker.
EU news: Von der Leyen addressed shortages of vaccines in the bloc (Image: GETTY)
The shortfall is another blow to the EU, which has also been hit by delays in vaccine deliveries from Britain-based AstraZeneca Plc and US biotech Moderna Inc.
It had also faced earlier delays with the shot from Pfizer.
The situation raises questions about the rationale of an EU vaccine export control scheme set up in late January to ensure timely deliveries that has not yet been activated, despite the supply shortfalls.
This week, Pfizer delivered to the EU 4.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with German partner BioNTech, according to an EU official who is directly involved in talks with the US company.
EU news: Von der Leyen was forced to apologise over vaccine delays (Image: GETTY )
