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Director for Crisis preparedness in food, animals and plants, in charge of the Brexit files for DG SANTE, Bernard Van Goethem lays out the preparatory work carried out by DG SANTE ahead of 1 January 2021.

The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine developed by Moderna, the second COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU.

The COVID 19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer is the first COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU. Doses of the approved vaccine will be available for all EU countries, at the same time, on the same conditions.

Rapid Antigen Tests help to slow down the spread of COVID-19. We have secured 20 mill tests for Member States and our recommendations will ensure their uniform use, validation & recognition across EU.