EU NOW HAS ENOUGH COVID-19 JABS TO FULLY VACCINATE 70% OF ADULTS

Sat 10 July 2021:

The European Union had reached its goal in delivering enough vaccines to the member states to vaccinate 70% of EU population, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday.

The Commission chief said in a statement that some 500 million doses will have been distributed to the 27 member states by Sunday, putting them “in a position to vaccinate fully at least 70% of EU adults still this month.”

“Our joint approach is a success. We will come out of this crisis together,” von der Leyen added.

She warned however that “COVID-19 is not yet defeated” and that the EU stands ready to deliver more vaccines, including “against new variants.”

“Now, member states must do everything, to increase vaccinations. Only then will we be safe,” she said.

“We have delivered enough vaccines to EU countries to vaccinate fully at least 70% of EU adults still this month,” the commission president said in a video statement published on her Twitter page.

By Sunday, around 500 million vaccine doses will be distributed across the regions of the EU, von der Leyen said, adding that it would now be up to the member states to do everything in their power to increase vaccinations.

The commission is prepared to deliver more vaccines, including those against new variants if necessary, von der Leyen said.

Von der Leyen’s announcement comes as several member states have reimposed measures to curb a recent rise in new cases, blamed on the Delta variant which first originated in India.

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