The European Medicines Agency has authorized the use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine in the European Union. The corresponding statement was published on the regulator's website.
The regulator said 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.
On December 21, the European Union authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine, and on December 27, 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 US also began inoculating the population with drugs from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved in the UK.
