1 See Hartmann, P. and Smets, F., “The first 20 years of the European Central Bank: Monetary Policy”, ECB  Working Paper Series No 2219, December 2018. 2 See “The evolution of the ECB’s accountability practices during the crisis”, Economic Bulletin, Issue 5, ECB,  2018.
The development and global distribution of vaccines within such a relatively short period since the start of the pandemic has proven once again the great crisis-coping ability of mankind. But with the uneven vaccine rollout globally, risks persist.