EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the “key” to defeating Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensified fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation.
The campaign is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many.
EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a video on her Twitter account that the campaign started was a “touching moment of unity and a European success story” and said the EU had “secured enough doses for our whole population of 450 million people.”
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to start administering its citizens with a fully trialed and tested COVID-19 vaccine, soon followed by several other nations.
The campaign is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many.
EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a video on her Twitter account that the campaign started was a “touching moment of unity and a European success story” and said the EU had “secured enough doses for our whole population of 450 million people.”
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to start administering its citizens with a fully trialed and tested COVID-19 vaccine, soon followed by several other nations.
