EU regulator brings forward Covid vaccine ruling after German pressure

Ruling on Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine brought forward to 21 DecemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe EU drug regulator has brought forward its ruling on the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine after Germany made it clear it wanted approval before Christmas.The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency ’s announcement that it will meet on 21 December instead of 29 December to decide whether to authorise the shot followed a growing backlash from desperate EU countries, with the German health minister, Jens Spahn, saying that the agency risked losing the trust of EU citizens if it did not act fast .Continue reading...
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