China News Service, April 25. According to the "Central News Agency" report, on the 24th, European Commission President Von der Lein said during a visit to the Belgian factory that is accelerating the production of Pfizer vaccines that sufficient quantities of new crown vaccines will be available before the end of July. 70% of European adults are vaccinated.
This will be two months ahead of the target set by Von der Lein.
Data map: On December 27, 2020 local time, many EU member states officially launched the new crown vaccination work.
The picture shows Belgian medical staff preparing for the new crown vaccination work.
According to reports, at a joint press conference with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Von der Lein thanked Pfizer and its subcontractors in Puurs, northeast Belgium, for their efforts in enhancing vaccine supply. Great effort".
Von der Lein said: "I am confident that there will be enough vaccines and 70% of EU adults will be vaccinated in July." Von der Lein also said that the EU will sign a new contract with this company in the "next days" , Ordering another 1.8 billion doses of vaccine.
According to the report, the European Commission’s efforts to jointly purchase vaccines for member states were initially unsuccessful due to insufficient delivery, especially the vaccine from the British company AstraZeneca.
Currently, the European Union is drawing up a plan to take legal action against AstraZeneca that fails to meet its delivery target.