The President of the European Commission stated that the EU has provided Member States with sufficient doses of the coronavirus vaccine to achieve the goal of providing at least 70% of adults in the EU with comprehensive vaccination. Ursula von Delane Said in a statement on Saturday.
Von der Lein said on Twitter on May 9 that the EU is expected to achieve its goal of vaccinating 70% of adults before the summer. He urged EU countries to increase vaccination and said that by Sunday, the EU will distribute the vaccination throughout the Union. 500 million doses of vaccine.
“This European Union Keep promises. We have provided enough vaccines to member states this weekend, and at least 70% of EU adults can be fully vaccinated this month,” she said in a video statement.
“But Covid-19 has not been defeated. We are ready to provide more vaccines, including vaccines for new variants,” said Von Delane, who faced criticism in early 2021 for failing to ensure that the company delivers contract vaccines.
The EU’s long-term goal is to have enough vaccines to vaccinate all eligible populations by the end of September, and in May expressed confidence in having enough vaccines to achieve this goal.
reach the goal!
We have provided enough vaccines to EU countries, and at least 70% of EU adults are still fully vaccinated this month.
COVID-19 has not been defeated. But we are ready to provide more vaccines.
We will only get out of this crisis together.
#Safe vaccine pic.twitter.com/5yYCtbqBxc-Ursula von der Lein (@vonderleyen) July 10, 2021
In her latest statement, Von der Lein added that the EU is prepared to provide more doses, including vaccines for new variants.
The European Union, which is coordinating vaccine procurement for its member states, relies heavily on vaccines developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, but is also purchasing other vaccines.
The committee said last week that EU countries had ordered nearly 40 million additional doses of vaccines produced by Johnson & Johnson.
It warned that it expects the highly contagious Delta variant to be Europe This summer, citing estimates from the European Union’s Disease Prevention Agency.
Recent studies have shown that the Delta variant reduces the effectiveness of the vaccine against symptomatic infections, but the two-dose vaccine is very effective in preventing serious illness and death.
