Monday, January 18, 2021
Germany Latest News
  • Sports
  • USA
  • Asia
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Latin America
  • Africa
  • Europe
No Result
View All Result
Germany Latest News
Home Science

Coronavirus: EU health authority approves Moderna vaccine

admin by admin
January 6, 2021
in Science
0
Coronavirus: EU health authority approves Moderna vaccine
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended  Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for conditional market authorization on Wednesday, the agency announced following a meeting.

Hours later, it was approved by the European Commission, a step that was considered a formality. The rubber stamp, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, means it is now the second vaccine available in the EU to fight the coronavirus.

Related posts

Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?

Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?

January 16, 2021
New Year’s Eve — How to make resolutions for the new year

New Year’s Eve — How to make resolutions for the new year

January 1, 2021

“With the Moderna vaccine, the second one now authorised in the EU, we will have a further 160 million doses. And more vaccines will come,” von der Leyen said in a statement.

Leaders of EU nations have come under fire for their slow vaccine rollout programs, compared with those in Israel and other countries.

The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is currently the only authorized coronavirus vaccination in the EU.

It received fast-track authorization by the EMA on December 21, but supply chain issues and low production capacity have marred the rollout of the mass vaccination programs across the bloc.

“This vaccine provides us with another tool to overcome the current emergency,” Emer Cooke, Executive Director of EMA, said.

Wednesday’s EMA meeting to discuss the Moderna vaccine was the second this week after an initial meeting on Monday proved inconclusive.

The United States, Canada and Israel have already authorized the Moderna shot.

The commission could finally approve the vaccine later on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reported, citing the Dutch medicines authority.

EU leaders welcome authorization

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Germany was to receive around 50 million doses of the Moderna vaccine in 2021, including 2 million in the first quarter.

He told reporters in Berlin that he expected the vaccine to begin rolling out to EU nations next week, and that if further vaccines beyond the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna shots are approved “we’ll be able to offer everyone in Germany a vaccine by the summer.”

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called the authorization “a further important step in the fight against the pandemic.”

“With it, we have more vaccines available in the EU to combat the pandemic.”

What is the Moderna vaccine?

The mRNA-1273 vaccine from US company Moderna is a gene-based vaccine that is very similar in principle to the one from BioNTech-Pfizer.

It was about 95% effective at preventing the illness in clinical trials.

No serious safety issues were found during the clinical trials. Participants tolerated the vaccine well, according to the manufacturer and testing authorities. There were some common vaccination reactions, but these were mild or moderate and didn’t last long.

Almost 10% of those vaccinated with mRNA-1273 experienced fatigue, according to an interim report by an independent surveillance panel.

The EU medicines agency did not specify at the time why it did not approve the vaccine following the initial EMA meeting on Monday. But it did say experts were “working hard to clarify outstanding issues with the company.”

Read from source: https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-eu-health-authority-approves-moderna-vaccine/a-56142945

Previous Post

Coronavirus vaccine: German Health Minister Jens Spahn under fire

Next Post

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube take action on Trump’s posts amid riots at the US Capitol

Next Post
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube take action on Trump’s posts amid riots at the US Capitol

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube take action on Trump's posts amid riots at the US Capitol

RECOMMENDED NEWS

So much time, so little to do: My pursuit of hobby-ness during quarantine

So much time, so little to do: My pursuit of hobby-ness during quarantine

8 months ago
Can we beat cervical cancer?

Can we beat cervical cancer?

2 years ago
Cambridge Analytica created own quizzes to harvest Facebook data

Cambridge Analytica created own quizzes to harvest Facebook data

3 years ago
Indonesia to impose VAT on streaming, other digital services from July

Indonesia to impose VAT on streaming, other digital services from July

8 months ago

FOLLOW US

  • 79 Followers

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

BROWSE BY TOPICS

2018 League Balinese Culture Bali United Budget Travel Champions League Chopper Bike Doctor Terawan Istana Negara Market Stories National Exam Pope Francis may mediate Gulf Crisis Solution Visit Bali
No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Kunal Kapur: I want to research more on immunity boosters in 2021
  • Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?
  • Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund’s home woes continue after Marco Reus penalty miss
  • As Germans continue to circulate, COVID death rate rises
  • Trump’s final full week in office ends with the nation in disarray

Categories

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

Tags

2018 League Balinese Culture Bali United Budget Travel Champions League Chopper Bike Doctor Terawan Istana Negara Market Stories National Exam Pope Francis may mediate Gulf Crisis Solution Visit Bali
German Constitutional Court upholds ban on anti-lockdown protest
latest news

German Constitutional Court upholds ban on anti-lockdown protest

by admin
December 6, 2020
0

An anti-lockdown group had filed an urgent court appeal hoping to allow 20,000 people to gather in Bremen. Despite the...

Read more

Recent News

  • Kunal Kapur: I want to research more on immunity boosters in 2021
  • Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?
  • Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund’s home woes continue after Marco Reus penalty miss

Category

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

Recent News

Kunal Kapur: I want to research more on immunity boosters in 2021

Kunal Kapur: I want to research more on immunity boosters in 2021

January 16, 2021
Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?

Coronavirus: Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95, KN95 – what’s the difference?

January 16, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Sports

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.