COVID vaccine campaign will begin across EU on same day

Italy’s special commissioner for coronavirus pandemic said Sunday that vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will begin in all 27 European Union countries on same “symbolic” day, to be followed with individual countries’ rollouts of larger iculation programs.

“ idea that one European country could begin before ar is far” from what will occur, official, Domenico Arcuri, told reporters.He did t say when first day was or how many people would be vaccinated that day.Italy’s first phase of vaccinations, targeting 1.8 million health care personnel and residents and staff of nursing homes, should be underway in mid-January, Arcuri said. Some 300 pavilions will be set up in town squares and or public places, where people can receive shots.

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