The European Union launched a cross-border vaccination program on Sunday in an attempt to rid the continent of the coronavirus pandemic. This initiative is being done with the intention of safeguarding the health of European citizens while also rebuilding a fractured European economy. So far, billions of lives have been claimed by the virus worldwide.
The region, consisting of a population of 450 million people, has entered into contracts with multiple suppliers to secure two billion vaccine doses. The objective is to administer vaccines to all adults in Europe by the end of 2021.
While several European nations including the likes of Poland and France have expressed hesitancy towards this initiative, the 27-member European Union and its leaders remain confident that this effort will allow European nations to resume a normal way of life in the near future.
Sunday marks the beginning of a series of mass vaccinations in a whole host of European nations, including Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, with health workers expected to be first in line to receive vaccinations. Non-EU members such as Serbia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have already begun mass vaccination campaigns of their own.
