[국제]EU approves use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, plans to start first vaccination on weekends

The European Union’s executive committee officially approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German Bioentech on the 21st local time.

The EU Commission made an official approval decision the same evening, just hours after the European Medicines Agency, EMA recommended conditional marketing approval of the vaccine through an expert committee meeting that afternoon.

This is the first COVID-19 vaccine approved by the EU.

Accordingly, the first Corona 19 vaccination will begin within a few days in 27 EU countries with a population of 450 million.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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