News analysis
EU shows solidarity in vaccine procurement
Nod for Pfizer's shot, with Dec 27 possible start of vaccination, but supply falls short
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Behind the scenes, the European regulator came under heavy pressure to grant vaccine approval as quickly as possible.
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The European Commission, the EU's executive body, has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use across the bloc's 27 member states, hours after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a recommendation yesterday in favour of the vaccine.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the first batches would be shipped from the manufacturing site in the coming days for distribution across the EU.
