EMA recommends Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in EU
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended on Monday that a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech against the COVID-19 coronavirus should be made commercially available in the European Union, according to a report by state news wire MTI.
The agency has reached its decision in an accelerated procedure that gives the green light to the conditional use of the vaccine for one year.
The marketing is formally authorized by the European Commission, which is expected to announce its approval shortly.
Speaking at a regular press briefing on Monday, Hungary's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cecília Müller said the immunization of healthcare workers in the country could start several days after EMA's approval, adding that first "token" delivery would be of enough doses for almost 5,000 people. More shipments of the vaccine will follow before year-end, and deliveries will arrive on a continuous basis later, she added.
Hungary has pre-ordered 4.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
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