More than half of adults in EU fully vaccinated

(VOVWORLD) - The EU on Thursday said 200 million Europeans had been fully vaccinated, more than half of the adult population but still short of a 70 percent target it had set for the summer.

A doctor administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Essen Hospital, Germany, Jan 18, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua/ VNA)

European Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant told reporters that based on the latest data of the European Centre for Disease Control about 55% of the adult population is fully vaccinated with either two doses or one dose in the case of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.