These are the most recent measures in Europe against the advance of variants of the new coronavirus 1:49
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The European Union has reached this Tuesday the goal of administering at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine to 70% of the adult population, as announced by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on his official Twitter account.
“The European Union has kept its word and has delivered.
Our goal was to protect 70% of adults with at least one dose of the vaccine in July.
Today we have achieved this goal.
And 57% have already administered the complete immunization schedule ", the official celebrated through a video.
The delta variant of covid-19 threatens the reopening of Europe
In this context of optimism, the president of the European Commission recalled that the bloc now faces the threat of variants of covid-19, among which delta stands out.
"It is very dangerous," von der Leyen warned, "so I ask everyone who has the opportunity to get vaccinated, for their own health and to protect others."
Europe, the vaccine and the delta variant
According to the latest data reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), between June 28 and July 11, the delta variant predominated in 18 of the 29 European countries that had provided data on its prevalence.
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In these nations, the virus accounted for a 68.3% proportion of new cases.
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The latest forecasts made by the ECDC in June estimated that this variant would be responsible for 90% of new infections in the countries that make up the European Economic Area.
To avoid risks, the agency states that completing the vaccination schedule with any of the available doses offers protection against the delta variant equivalent to that offered against the parent virus.
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