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BBC: Europe in vaccine race to save summer

By BBC.

Published March 6, 2021 at 2:44 am

This photograph taken on Dec. 22, 2020, in Puurs shows a truck at the US multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer's production site of the Covid-19 vaccine that was given the European Union's green light the day before, paving the way for vaccinations to finally start in the 27-nation bloc on Dec. 27.

Photo by AFP

Europe could be on the brink of a roaring twenties-style summer to remember, with budget airline flights packed and beachside bars brim-full of happy tourists. Or, it faces another gloomy holiday season of travel restrictions, quarantine rules and a locked-down leisure industry.