BRUSSELS - "The European Union kept its word Our goal was to protect
70% of adults in the EU with at least one dose in July. Today we have achieved this. And 57% of adults already enjoy full protection. a double vaccination "
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This was stated by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
"These figures place Europe among the world leaders - he adds - .. We have accelerated well, but we must continue our efforts".
"Today we have reached an important milestone, with 70% of the EU adult population receiving a first dose of the Covid vaccine. It is a moment that the EU can collectively be proud of. I am also pleased that 57% of adults in the EU are now fully vaccinated. Projections show that we will reach our goal of ensuring a complete vaccination of at least 70% by the end of the summer. But now is not the time to settle down and let our guard down. " the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, comments on the achievement.
"The threat of more transmissible variants is present and real, with the number of cases increasing in Member States and some worryingly delayed on vaccination. I urge citizens to trust science and get vaccinated
, to protect themselves and others around. they - says the commissioner -. We must bridge the immune gap and the door for new variants. Vaccines must win the race on variants ".
"The goal of 70% of the adult population of the EU fully vaccinated has not yet been achieved" acknowledged a spokesman for the Community Executive, who pointed out that the Brussels target was to reach 70% immunized with the two doses. "But the European Commission - said the spokesman - has distributed" in the past weeks "a sufficient number of doses to the Member States to do so".