Updated: 21 Dec 2020, 14:56
THE European Medicines Agency has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
The announcement comes weeks after the UK and US got the go ahead to start vaccinations.
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Head of the European Medicines Agency, Emer Cooke Credit: AP:Associated Press
The EU drug regulator said it was recommending the shot be licensed for use in people over 16 years of age, with some exceptions.
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, EMA chief Emer Cooke said: "I am delighted to announce that the EMA scientific committee met today and recommended a conditional marketing authorisation in the EU for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech."