Safe COVID-19 vaccines for Europeans
A safe and effective vaccine is our best chance to beat coronavirus and return to our normal lives.
The European Commission has been working tirelessly to secure doses of potential vaccines, that can be shared with all.
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21 December 2020 - European Commission authorises first safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19
The Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine against COVID‑19 developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. This authorisation follows a positive scientific recommendation based on a thorough quality and safety assessment by the European Medicines Agency. President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Today we add an important chapter to a European success story. We approved the first safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19”.
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