Vaccination ticker ranks Luxembourg in the bottom 10 of the EU

According to Politico, Luxembourg has vaccinated 1.82% of its population. The UK has meanwhile reached 13.95%, Israel even 54.71%.

The EU announced its goal of having 70% of adults vaccinated by the end of summer on 19 January. However, at the time of the announcement, the union as a whole was only administering one fifth of the necessary daily doses to reach said target.

Politico has now created an overview of the individual rates, which is updated on a daily basis. The website details how long each state would need to reach the target with the current vaccination rate of its population. However, the charts do not yet include the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the potential for acceleration of procedures, or potential disruptions in delivery. This means that Politico's current model has been established with data from January 2021.

Luxembourg in the bottom 10 of the EU

If there is no increase in pace, the Grand Duchy will only be at 16% by the end of summer. In the same amount of time, the UK could be at 94%, Malta at 35%, and Romania and Hungary at 28%. The final three places would go to the Netherlands (4%), and Latvia and Bulgaria (5%).

However, Luxembourg has significantly increased its rate over the past couple of days. While 351 daily doses were administered on 14 January, this number had more than doubled by 20 January, and is now set between 900 and 1,000 daily injections since 24 January.

Tripling the rate to reach the target date

If the Grand Duchy wants to be in line with the EU plan, the country will need to triple its current rate to 2,882 daily doses. If Luxembourg were to continue with the January rate, the goal would only be reached in 2024. In comparison, the Netherlands' current rate would see them achieve the 70% rate in September 2033.

If compared to the global stage, Europe's leading country (UK: 14%) only ranks fourth behind Israel (55%), the United Arab Emirates (34%), and the Seychelles (31%).