The European Commission has been saying it over and over again for a few days now: the vaccination campaign in the European Union is accelerating. On Friday 23 April, its President, Ursula von der Leyen, said she was even “confident” that the EU would have enough doses available to vaccinate 70% of its adult population against Covid-19 within the next three months. The original target date of September has therefore been brought forward to July.
Ms von der Leyen was speaking after...