European politicians can't help sniping while Britain leads the world with Covid vaccine roll-out – as Belgian PM gloats 'made in Europe' and French minister sneers 'it's not a sprint'
European politicians couldn't help but snipe at the UK yesterday as Britain led the world with its roll-out of the breakthrough Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. Ministers from Belgium and France appeared to ridicule Britain's celebrations as the first round of patients were administered the Covid-19 jab on Tuesday. Writing on Twitter, Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the efforts of all the scientists, medics and volunteers who have worked to develop the vaccine since the virus took hold in March. He said: 'Today the first vaccinations in the UK against COVID-19 begin. 'Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine, to all the volunteers - and to everyone who has been following the rules to protect others. We will beat this together.' His message was met with scepticism by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander de Croo, who responded by sharing an image of the European Union flag alongside writing: 'Made i