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According to EU regulations, the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine must be authorized by the EMA before it can be marketed in any of the 27 member states. A spokesperson for the Brussels board said the lack of authorization could undermine public confidence in vaccination.
“If, in the absence of strict scientific control, our citizens begin to question the safety and efficacy of a vaccine, it will be much more difficult to achieve the proportion of the population required to be vaccinated,” he emphasized.
Scientists estimate that about 55 percent of the population would need to be vaccinated for mass immunity to develop. However, in Britain and the United States, according to a recent survey of 8,000 people, a smaller proportion of respondents said they would certainly get vaccinated against a coronavirus.
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