WHO labels Europe's vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ and 'prolonging the pandemic'

Dr Kluge urged that the vaccination process “must speed up” by “ramping up manufacturing, reducing barriers to administering vaccines, and using every single vial we have in stock, now.” 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has labelled Europe’s vaccine rollout programme as “unacceptably slow” and said the surge in Covid cases in the region is “more worrying” than it has been in months.

According to the WHO director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, Europe’s slow rollout of vaccinations is “prolonging the pandemic” and warns that the virus' rapid spread at present could increase the risk of new, concerning variants developing in the region.