EU Delivers Enough Doses to Vaccinate 70 Percent of Adults, Von Der Leyen Says

EU Delivers Enough Doses to Vaccinate 70 Percent of Adults, Von Der Leyen Says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on July 7, 2021. Patrick Hertzog/Pool via Reuters
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BRUSSELS—The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully vaccinate at least 70 percent of adults in the bloc, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on Saturday.

Von der Leyen, who had tweeted on May 9 that the EU was on track to meet its goal of inoculating 70 percent of adults by summer, urged EU countries to increase vaccinations and said about 500 million doses would be distributed across the union by Sunday.