FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France July 7, 2021. Patrick Hertzog/Pool via REUTERS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to reach a target to fully vaccinate at least 70% of adults in the bloc, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on Saturday.
Von der Leyen, who had tweeted on May 9 that the EU was on track to meet its goal of inoculating 70% of adults by summer, urged EU countries to increase vaccinations and said about 500 million doses would be distributed across the union by Sunday.
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