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Von Der Leyen Defends EU Vaccination Drive as Exports Rise
- Commission chief says bloc is world’s top vaccine exporter
- EU eyes joint purchase, development of Covid treatments
The Brussels Expo Covid-19 Vaccination Center in Brussels, Belgium
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The head of the European Union’s executive arm mounted a spirited defense of the bloc’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign, taking a swipe at countries like the U.S. and the U.K. as she hailed her region as the world’s top vaccines exporter.
“Our European vaccination campaign is a success,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told an online conference. “What counts is the steadily increasing daily delivery of vaccines to our people -- and to the world.”