The European Union is on track to safely reopen society after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission.
“It is undeniable that we have made great progress since May, we see cases and hospitalisation on a downward trend,”
Over 300 million vaccines would have been delivered to member states by the end of this week and the number was expected to rise to 400 million by June, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
According to von der Leyen, it means that the bloc is on track to reach its goal of vaccinating 70% of the adult population by the end of July. “If we continue like this, we have confidence that we will be able to safely reopen our societies,” she said.
During the two-day EU Leaders’ summit, EU has agreed to donate 100 million vaccines by the end of 2021 through the World Health Organisation’s COVAX mechanism to support low- and middle-income countries.
According to Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, the bloc would be willing to donate even more. “Member states have expressed the views which lead us to believe that we actually go beyond that capacity to deliver 100 million doses to our partners,”
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