 The World Health Organization has urged Europeans to travel responsibly during the summer holiday season and warned the continent was by no means out of danger in the battle against COVID-19, despite a steady decline of infection rates in recent weeks. With interesting social gatherings, greater population mobility and large festival and sports tournaments taking place in the coming days and weeks, WHO Europe calls for cushion over the last two months. New COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations have declined, prompting 36 out of 53 countries in the region to start easing restrictions. While we should all recognize the progress made across most countries in the region, we must also acknowledge that we are by no means out of danger. With increasing social gatherings, greater population mobility and large festivals and sports tournaments taking place in the coming days and weeks, WHO Europe calls for cushion. In six months, more than 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region. This summer, vaccination needs to happen at a much faster pace. As of today, 30% of people in the region have received at least one vaccine dose and 17% have completed their series. Although we have come far, we have not come far enough. Vaccination coverage is far from sufficient to protect the region from resurgence. The distance to go before reaching at least 80% coverage of the adult population is still considerable.