Von der Leyen says we can have 70% of adults fully vaccinated by late summer

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday that can achieve their goal of having 70% of Europe’s adults fully vaccinated by the end of summer, as reported by Reuters.

Additional comments:

“The EU should receive about 55 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine by the end of June, 200 million from BionTech Pfizer and 35 million from Moderna.”

AstraZeneca will only deliver about 70 million doses at the end of June, up from 180 million in the contract. with the EU “.

“We see the cusp of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forming in the EU.”

The EU has received hundreds of vaccine export requests since the beginning of February, only one was rejected“.

“The EU has exported 41 million doses of vaccines since the beginning of February to 33 countries“.

“We need to ensure the reciprocity in vaccine exports“.

“If this situation does not change, we will reflect on how to link exports to vaccine-producing countries with their opening.”

“We will reflect on whether exports to countries that have higher vaccination rates than we do are proportionate.”

“We are ready to use whatever tools we need to accomplish that.”

“This is about ensuring that Europe gets a fair share of vaccines.”

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