BERLIN – The European Union's problems with getting deliveries of coronavirus vaccines have underscored the need for the bloc to redouble its efforts to produce its own doses, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.
Speaking to Parliament ahead of an EU summit, Merkel acknowledged that the vaccination rollout in Germany has not gone as quickly as hoped.
But she rejected criticism that not enough shots had been ordered, instead saying it was more about how many had been delivered. “We can see clearly that British facilities are producing for Great Britain.
The United States isn't exporting, and therefore we are dependent upon what can be produced in Europe,” she said. At the summit, she said European leaders planned to talk about how