European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a State of the Union Address. ASSOCIATED PRESSKey FactsBy 2027, the European Commission plans to invest around $59 billion (€50 billion ) in establishing a new health agency to boost the bloc’s resilience in managing cross-border health emergencies, von der Leyen said during her annual State of the Union speech. The bloc’s plans for a new agency signal a desire to learn from these failures and build capacity for future disasters. Tangentvon der Leyen criticized the inequalities in vaccine coverage around the world. (NYT)Despite Desperate Need, Africa Will Receive 25% Fewer Covid Vaccine Doses Than Anticipated, WHO Says (Forbes)Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus

Source: Forbes September 15, 2021 11:48 UTC