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The EU Commission wants countries to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by the end of summer - but the WHO thinks herd-immunity is unlikely in 2021 (Photo: Jernej Furman)

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The EU's vaccine strategy - the key points

Has the EU purchased enough vaccines?

The European Commission, on behalf of member states, has sealed deals with six companies for up to 2.3 billion vaccine doses. The BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are so far the only jabs authorised in the EU, but the vaccine jointly developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca is expected to be approved on Friday (29 January) by the European Medical Agency (EMA).

With two doses per person needed for both authorised vaccines, the EU could ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The EU Commission wants countries to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by the end of summer - but the WHO thinks herd-immunity is unlikely in 2021 (Photo: Jernej Furman)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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