Brussels recommends vaccinating at least 70% of EU adults by summer

The European Commission recommended on Tuesday to vaccinate against Covid-19 at least 70% of the European Union's adult population by this summer, in an attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccination campaigns are conducted by the 27 EU governments who decide their pace and priority groups. The Commission did not clarify how it intended to boost production capacity of vaccine makers to reach its bold vaccination goal.

The Brussels-based EU executive commission said EU states should have vaccinated 70% of all adult people by the summer, a feat that could involve inoculation of more than 200 million people, most likely with two doses each.

By March at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of healthcare workers should also be vaccinated in each EU states, the Commission recommended.

Key to reach these targets is the availability of large...