EU hopes 30% of global population will be vaccinated by late 2021

The European Union and Japan hope that 30% of the world's population will be vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of 2021, President of the European Council Charles Michel said at a press conference following the EU-Japan summit, Report informs.

“Our first common priority is to defeat covid-19 and to ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery. The European Union is playing a major role. We are the largest exporter of vaccines and with Japan, we are firmly committed to COVAX. Prime Minister Suga will host the COVAX pledging summit next week, and we hope these efforts will help secure sufficient resources to vaccinate 30% of the world's population by the end of this year. And the EU plans to share at least 100 million doses of vaccines this year. It is key to keep supply chains open,” Charles Michel said.

The EU-Japan summit was held today via video conference. The Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, represented the EU at the summit, while Japan was represented by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.