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EU to Set Target for Vaccinating 70% of Its Population by Summer

  • European Commission to release pandemic policy paper Tuesday
  • Commission will vow to come up with vaccine certificate
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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The European Union’s executive arm will urge member states to set a target for vaccinating at least 70% of the bloc’s population by this summer, according to a draft of the latest pandemic response recommendations due to be released Tuesday.

The European Commission will also vow to agree with member states by the end of this month on a protocol for vaccination certificates “which can be recognized and used in health systems across the EU -- and which could be scaled up globally in coordination with the World Health Organization,” according to the draft of the document seen by Bloomberg.