The European Medicines Agency has authorized the use of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in the European Union territory. The corresponding statement was published on the site a> regulator.
The regulator said that the decision was made after careful analysis of data regarding the quality, safety and efficacy of the drug. Agency director Emer Cook said the Moderna vaccine will be another means to overcome the pandemic in the European Union. “As with all drugs, we will closely monitor vaccine safety and efficacy data to ensure continued protection for the EU population,” she said.
December 21, the European Union allowed the use of the Pfizer vaccine, and since December 27 in vaccination began in the countries of the union.
There are currently several COVID-19 vaccines in the world. So, in Russia two vaccines are registered: “Sputnik V” and “EpiVacCorona”. On December 5, Moscow started vaccination against coronavirus with Sputnik V. The United States also began to vaccinate the population with drugs from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved in the UK.