Coronavirus: Pfizer, BioNTech apply for EU approval of vaccine
05 December 2020 |
4:04 pm
Pfizer and BioNTech have lodged their COVID-19 vaccine with the European Medicines Agency for conditional approval. The companies have already taken similar steps in the US and UK.
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