An EU commissioner has said Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 by July, as incoming jabs are expected to speed up the continent's sluggish vaccine rollout.
Thierry Breton, the commissioner for the internal market, told French broadcaster TF1: "Let's take a symbolic date: by 14 July, we have the possibility of achieving immunity across the continent. "We're in the home stretch, because we know that to beat this pandemic there's just one solution: vaccination.
The vaccines are arriving." The note of optimism comes even as several European countries have started reimposing restrictions as they contend with surging coronavirus infections, and after mixed messaging on the safety of a key jab.