Elian Peltier, The New York Times Published: 30 Jul 2021 02:53 PM BdST Updated: 30 Jul 2021 02:53 PM BdST The French national team trains inside the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines as people receive COVID-19 vaccines in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, April 9, 2021. This week, the European Union surpassed the United States in doses administered per 100 people — a milestone that would have been hard to imagine in the spring — and it is giving new doses at five times the American rate, adjusted for population. The New York Times Fear and recrimination shook European capitals, while Washington brimmed with confidence. The European Union lagged far behind the United States in COVID-19 vaccination in early April, the gap was widening rapidly, and the World Health Organisation berated Europe for an “unacceptably slow” pace.