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Live Updates: Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine approved in EU
Published January 06, 2021
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.
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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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