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The bloc has so far only managed to administer 33.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, just 7.5 percent of its 450-million population. In contrast, one in three British adults have received their first jab with the NHS delivering more than 20 million shots. Despite growing anger, the Commission launched a desperate defence of its bungled programme.  A spokesman said: “It’s not that the strategy unravelled. Six EU states have broken away from the bloc's bungled vaccine scheme (Image: GETTY) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken personal charge of the scheme (Image: GETTY...

“At this phase, we need to get the vaccine before it is approved by the EMA. “That way we can avoid dependency on internal distribution within the EU. “It is important to emphasise that we are not violating any EU rule or regulation in the process.” More EU countries are turning to the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine (Image: GETTY) Russia could start shipping its Sputnik V jab to Europe before EU approval (Image: GETTY) Zagreb is currently negotiating with Moscow for a supply of at least one million doses of the Sputnik V jab. Even if the vaccine isn’t approved by EU regulator...