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EU set to produce over 3.5 billion COVID vaccine doses in 2022 – chief executive – Metro US

EU set to produce over 3.5 billion COVID vaccine doses in 2022 – chief executive

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringes are
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringes are seen in front of a displayed EU flag in this illustration

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will produce more than 3.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines next year, the head of the bloc’s excutive, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said on Thursday.

She added that the majority of these vaccines will be shipped abroad.

(Reporting by Marine Strauss, Gabriela Baczynska; editing by Francesco Guarascio)