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Tracking EU Vaccination

Sep 6, 2021 | 14:00 GMT

A hospital worker receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Essen, Germany, on Jan. 18, 2021.

A hospital worker receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Essen, Germany, on Jan. 18, 2021.

(INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

The European Union recently announced that 70% of adults in the bloc (roughly 256 million people) were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, thus achieving the goal Brussels established at the beginning of this year. This milestone makes the European Union one of the most successful political entities in the world in terms of rolling out vaccines. However, the bloc still faces significant challenges before it can fully claim victory in the fight against the deadly virus....