Vaccination efforts in the European Union (EU) and outside should continue so that “this does not turn into a pandemic of the unvaccinated”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Von der Leyen made the remarks on Wednesday during her second State of the Union speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, reports Xinhua news agency. She said that despite more than 70 per cent of the EU’s adult population being fully vaccinated, discrepancies between countries within the bloc persist.