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J&J likely to seek EU approval for Covid-19 vaccine in February, says lawmaker
US firm Johnson & Johnson is likely to apply for EU approval for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate in February, a top lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Clinical data of the vaccine, which Johnson & Johnson is developing through its subsidiary Janssen, have been assessed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) since Dec. 1 under a rolling review to speed up possible approval.
Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Greece
Greece has received the first batch of coronavirus vaccines developed by Moderna Inc.
Coming on top of ongoing distribution of Pfizer-BioNTech shots, the country received the first 8,000 doses of the vaccine, approved for use by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last week, and expects a total of 20,000 doses to be delivered by the end of January.
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EU regulator is considering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday that AstraZeneca and Oxford University have submitted an application for their Covid-19 vaccine to be licensed across the European Union.
EU goal of full vaccine coverage by end-2021 within reach, says health commissioner
The European Union's target to have secured enough vaccinations against the novel coronavirus to inoculate every citizen in the bloc by the end of 2021 is within reach, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides told Kathimerini in Brussels on Monday.
Slovenia to get 26,000 Moderna vaccine doses before March
Ljubljana – Slovenia is to receive 26,000 doses of the newly approved Moderna coronavirus vaccine by the end of February, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. The European Commission and Moderna agreed on the supply of 80 million doses with the possibility of increase by another 80 million doses. Slovenia has the right to 369,767 doses from each supply.
European watchdog could decide on AstraZeneca vaccine by end-Jan
Europe's medicines regulator expects drugmaker AstraZeneca to apply for approval of its Covid-19 vaccine next week, it said on Friday.
The Astrazeneca shot, which was developed with Oxford University, was given a green light by authorities in Britain on Dec. 30.
Bulgarian Immunologist: People with Autoimmune Diseases and Overweight Should Better Have Vaccine
It turned out that Covid-19 vaccines manufacturers cannot not cope with the flood of deliveries, they even warned that they might be late. But each country should get vaccines population-proportional. Israel pays USD 30 per dose, so they arrive there first. Not only Israel, but many Middle Eastern countries have purchased vaccines as a priority, at a higher cost.
EU may soon approve new use of Pfizer vaccine increasing doses by 20%, says source
The European drugs regulator could soon give the go ahead for an extra sixth dose to be extracted from Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine vials, an EU official told Reuters on Wednesday, lifting the number of available shots at a time when supplies are short.
Putin and Merkel Discuss Possible Joint Vaccine Production
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed possibilites for closer cooperation in the coronavirus pandemic situation. The two leaders are said to have discussed possible ways of jointly producing vaccines during a phone call.
The health ministries of thw two countries will continue the talks on the matter together with exeprts.
Five Cases of Adverse Reactions Reported after First Vaccinations in Bulgaria
A total of five cases of adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines have already been reported, said Bogdan Kirilov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA), for the morning program of bTV.