EU Covid vaccinations fall as pandemic worries ebb, Ukraine grabs spotlight

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Covid-19 vaccinations in the European Union (EU) fell last week to their lowest level in more than a year, EU data show, as fears about the pandemic ebbed, governments relaxed restrictions and public attention shifted to the crisis in Ukraine.

The pace of immunisations in the bloc began steadily falling since the start of the year amid a slowdown in infections. Some 72pc of the EU's population has had two doses by now, leaving tens of millions still unvaccinated.

In the week to February 27, vaccinations sank to less than 4 million, the lowest since January 2021, data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show.

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