EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy amid growing criticism from member nations about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region with 450 million inhabitants. Vaccination programs in the 27-nation bloc have gotten off to a slow start and some EU members have been quick to blame the EU’s executive arm for a perceived failure of delivering the right amount of doses. EU Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said Monday the main pr