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The European Union has bought up to 300 million extra Covid-19 vaccine doses from US firm Moderna, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The new deal, which she hailed as "good news", adds to the EU's vaccine stock as it strives to meet a target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults by mid-September.
The European Union has bought up to 300 million extra Covid-19 vaccine doses from US firm Moderna, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The new deal, which she hailed as "good news", adds to the EU's vaccine stock as it strives to meet a target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults by mid-September. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.
The European Union agrees to buy 300 million additional Moderna vaccine doses according to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says he's "optimistic" at least 300 million people will be vaccinated before the summer, speaking during a virtual tour of the first 24/7 coronavirus vaccination site in Arizona. More than 460,000 have died in the US from the coronavirus, making it the worst-affected country in the world.
The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives an update on the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the EU, amid criticism it was too slow and not enough jabs were ordered.
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