EU Commissioner: Europe can achieve collective immunity against coronavirus by 14 July

The assessment that Europe can succeed collectively immunity against him coronavirus by July 14, said Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, noting that vaccine deliveries to the EU are expected to increase.

“Let us take a symbolic date: on July 14 (a national holiday for France that celebrates the occupation of the Bastille) we have the chance to achieve immunity at European level,” the French commissioner told TF1. .

“It’s the straight line, because we know that to beat this pandemic, there is only one solution: to be vaccinated. “The vaccines are coming, they will be here,” Thierry Breton assured.

“From March to June, 300-350 million doses of the vaccine will be delivered,” he added, explaining that deliveries will gradually increase each month: 60 million doses in March, 100 million in April, and 120 million in May.

According to Breton, 55 factories will now produce the Covid-19 vaccines in Europe.

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