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The European Commission has just authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, officially clearing the way for a second vaccine to rollout among member states in the European Union.
The conditional marketing authorization was given the green light just hours after Europe’s regulatory agency endorsed the vaccine, recommending it for those 18 years old and up.
Fast Facts
- Europe has reported 27.3 million cases of COVID-19, per estimates from the World Health Organization, and some 596,707 deaths.
- Slow rollout of Pfizer vaccines has sparked widespread disappointment across EU
The European Commission took to Twitter Wednesday to share the news, writing: "We have just authorised the second COVID-19 vaccine! Following the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency, we have granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the Moderna vaccine for all EU countries."
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