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EU approves corona vaccine soon
“The whole approval process, I’ll finish it in a week”
“The Corona vaccine will be a Christmas present for Europeans”
On the 14th (local time) at the Juicy Medical Center on Long Island in Queens, New York, Hospital Nurse Sandra Lindsey is receiving a Pfizer Bio & Tech (Corona 19) novel coronavirus infection vaccine from Dr. Michelle Chester. Nurse Lindsay was registered as America’s first COVID-19 vaccine. Photo = AP Yonhap News
The European Union (EU) is expected to start vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) as early as the 27th (local time).
European Union Commissioner Ursula von der Raien suggested that 27 member states begin vaccinating Corona 19 on the same day, and Germany announced that it will begin vaccinating on the 27th.
Currently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), an EU pharmaceutical regulatory body, has advanced the approval schedule for the use of the Pfizer-Bioentech Corona 19 vaccine by more than a week.
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The AFP news agency reported on the 16th that “German Health Minister Jens Schfan said he plans to start vaccinating Corona 19 from the 27th, and said that if the Pfizer vaccine is approved, the elderly living in households of the elderly will be vaccinated. “
The Reuters news agency also said: “The Berlin city authorities announced in a statement that they will be vaccinated with the Corona 19 vaccine from the 27th in a statement after the meeting between Minister Sfan and the German health authorities on 16 state”.
Consequently, it is anticipated that in Europe, vaccination will start on the 27th. On the same day, the head of the European Commission of Pon der Reien suggested that the Corona 19 vaccine be started in 27 member states. The purpose is to show the unity of the member countries and adjust the vaccination schedule so that no country is left behind.
A consensus is also forming among the main EU countries. Previously, Germany, France, Italy and Spain announced a joint declaration that they would coordinate vaccines with each other.
Vaccination is taking place at a vaccine center in a London hospital on the 8th (local time), when the UK started the world’s first comprehensive vaccination against Pfizer’s new vaccine against coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Photo = AP Yonhap News
In a speech to the European Parliament that day, President Fon der Reien said that “70% of the population will have to be vaccinated to announce the end of the Corona 19 pandemic.” Let’s start with the vaccination. “
“I bought enough vaccines for everyone in Europe,” he said. He also said that he would support vaccines in neighboring countries through COVAXFacility, the global vaccine supply organization.
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EMA, an EU affiliated organization, is scheduled to hold a meeting on the 21st to approve the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer in the United States and Bioentech in Germany. The usage approval schedule, which was originally scheduled for 29 days, is 8 days ahead.
When the EMA recommends vaccine approval at a meeting on the 21st, the EU Commission consults with member states based on the EMA’s advice and finalizes the launch of the vaccine. Local media predicted that the EU Commission would approve the vaccine on the 23rd.
The EU Commission intends to keep the end-use decision as short as possible. You have stated that you will complete all approval processes in one week.
EU countries can start vaccination as soon as the official approval of the EU Commission is announced. “If all goes well, this vaccine will be a Christmas present for all Europeans,” said Margaritis Sinas, vice president of the EU Commission.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center) was vaccinated at Guy’s Hospital London Vaccine Center on the 8th (local time). I’m watching. The UK started the general vaccination of the Pfizer Corona 19 vaccine for the first time in the world on this day. Photo = AP Yonhap News
The UK and the US already started vaccinating Pfizer and Bioentech on the 8th and 14th, respectively. In addition to the United Kingdom and the United States, countries that have decided to approve the use of Pfizer-Bioentech vaccines include Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Singapore.
Kim Soo-hyun, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]
