It means ministers remain on course to offer at least one dose to all adults by the end of July, meanwhile the EU's vaccine rollout continues to lag behind. The bloc had a sluggish start to the jab rollout with problems not only in supply but also in vaccine hesitancy. Mixed messaged about the AstraZeneca jab's effectiveness led to a slow uptake of injections. French President Emmanuel Macron claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine was "quasi-ineffective" in older people, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested the UK sacrificed safety in order to priorities quick authorisation of the jab from the regulator. The Health Secretary told the Global Vaccine Confidence Summit: "Across the UK confidence in the vaccine programme has been sky high.