The European Union has reached its set vaccination targets, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said. Our target was to protect 70% of adults in the European Union with at least one dose of vaccination in July. The EC chief said that 57 percent of adults in the bloc now have the “full protection of double vaccination,” putting Europe “among the world leaders” in this regard. The EU’s vaccination rates are among the highest in the world, but are higher in the UK, which recently left the bloc. In the US, 60 percent of adults are fully vaccinated and 69 percent have been administered at least one jab.

Source: The Nation July 27, 2021 10:30 UTC