The European Union does not need a Russian vaccine against covid-19 Sputnik V and is able to achieve immunity on the continent by 14 July using available European production. According to Reuters, European Commissioner for the Single Market Thierry Breton stated this today.
The European Commission is facing criticism for the slow pace of vaccination at a time when the EU is facing an increase in new cases of coronavirus infections and as the vaccination program is picking up in Britain, which has left the union, Reuters reported.
“We absolutely don’t need Sputnik V,” Breton told French television TF1. “Today, we clearly have the capacity to deliver 300 to 350 million doses by the end of June. By July 14, it is possible to achieve continental immunity,” he added. France on 14 July celebrates the conquest of the Bastille and the beginning of the Great French Revolution of 1789.
Breton also reiterated that the EU should help Russia produce the vaccine if necessary, but its priority should be Europeans.
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