EU Set to Produce Over 3.5 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in 2022: Chief Executive

Vials of COVID-19 vaccine and syringes are seen in front of a displayed EU flag in this illustration taken on Feb. 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

BRUSSELS—The European Union will produce more than 3.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines next year, the head of the bloc’s executive, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said on Thursday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement after a meeting of the college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, on April 14, 2021. John Thys/Pool via AP

She added that the majority of these vaccines will be shipped abroad.