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European Union predicts that by mid-July, at least 70% of adults will be vaccinated. He also said that the so-called vaccine passport will take effect from early July.
This is reporter Jeong Hye-kyung.
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A simple vaccination facility using a vehicle has been opened in Villepinte, a small town in France.
In France, which started vaccination against COVID-19 at the end of December last year, the vaccination rate has rapidly increased, with 37% of the total population completing the first dose as of last week.
[Dress/French citizen: It is very difficult to book a vaccine on the Internet or in other ways. It's not easy at all.] The
European Parliament counted 237 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine approved across Europe.
European Parliament President David Sasoli said in an interview with the media on the 30th local time that "by mid-July, at least 70% of adults will be vaccinated against COVID-19"
He added that from July, digital vaccine passports will come into force, allowing free travel for vaccinated people across the EU.
The European Union also said it has begun discussions with the United States to open its borders through vaccine passports.
[Didier Leyenders/European Judicial Commission Commissioner: We have a technical solution to make digital tools (vaccines) available. And started discussing with US officials.]
However, in consideration of additional circumstances such as the spread of the mutated virus, it is expected that the issue will be addressed at the EU-US summit to be held in June.