What's going on with Norton Secure VPN? -Connection speed drops when VPN is turned on

I have had Norton Secure VPN installed on my Android mobile and Windows 10 laptop for some time. Recently however I have had to turn it off on both platforms because it is adversely effecting my Internet download and up load speed. Downloads dropping to 1.8 Mbps and up loads to 0.2 Mbps with VPN on from average of 70Mbps download and 11 Mbps upload with VPN disabled. I have done back to back speed checks with the same results every time. Anyone else experiencing this issue?  Fix imminent?

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