Italy has reached its target of
vaccinating 60% of its under-19 population, sources said Friday.
That is a total of over 2.7 million young people.
Some 1.8 million of the age bracket are without any dose.
COVID Commissioner Francesco Figliuolo had set a target of a
minimum of 60% of students vaccinated in order to return to
school in person and in safely.
Meanwhile a legal dispute between the EU and AstraZeneca was
settled Friday.
The company will deliver its remaining contractually obliged
doses.
"AstraZeneca is effective, safe and important," said a European
Commission spokesman.
"Several member states need it for their vaccination campaigns".
The EU had sued the pharma giant for failing to meet its
deliveries on time.
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