EU could approve Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in December – Bloomberg

Pfizer & BioNtech and Moderna Inc. could receive a marketing authorization conditional of the European Union (EU) for its vaccines against Covid-19 in the second half of next month“Bloomberg reported, citing comments from the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

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“The European Medicines Agency is in daily contact with the US Food and Drug Administration on the evaluation of vaccines in order to synchronize the evaluation.”

“If everything goes smoothly, the EMA tells us that the conditional marketing authorization for BioNTech and Moderna could occur in the second half of December 2020“.

“The Brussels-based commission is expected to reach a vaccine supply agreement with Moderna soon and is also in talks with Novavax Inc.”

Meanwhile, it is said that the EU will pay more than 9 billion euros for Pfizer and CureVac vaccinesReuters reported, citing an EU official involved in the talks.

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