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The European Union may already approve two corona vaccines in the second half of December. These are the vaccines from BioNTech-Pfizer and from Moderna, says President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission.

“If everything goes without problems,” the European Medicines Agency (EMA) can conditionally authorize the two promising drugs “as early as the second half of December”, Von der Leyen said after consulting with EU government leaders and heads of state about the corona crisis. But very small amounts of the vaccine will be available initially, she warns. “The large numbers will come later.” According to Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the favorable developments offer “perspective” and are “welcomed everywhere.” He praised the “added value of joint purchasing of vaccines.”

Hungary has already received a first batch of a Russian vaccine, but the committee has reservations about this. This drug has not been approved by EMA, so it is unclear how it was made and tested. “Vaccination is a matter of safety and trust” and that will only happen if EMA has considered it, warns von der Leyen.

She announced that she was preparing a vaccination campaign “to support Member States in communicating to the public about the importance of vaccines. It’s for self-protection and out of solidarity, ”said the German who graduated and worked as a doctor. The number of people who are skeptical about vaccinations would increase in the EU.

The 27 also spoke about testing policy. Rutte said that the Netherlands is positive about the intention to recognize mutual tests. “That is important for the economy. We say now, don’t travel. But at some point it may be different. ”

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