EU to bring forward vaccine approval amid growing anger in Germany
Germans ask why they are still waiting for a vaccine developed by German scientists two weeks after it was approved by UK
The vaccine is still not available in Germany
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The European Union is to bring forward its meeting to approve the coronavirus vaccine to next week amid public anger in Germany over the delay.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced the move on Tuesday as Angela Merkel’s government faced a growing backlash over its insistence on waiting for EU approval.
A leading German economist warned the delay could cost thousands of lives, and the country’s highest-selling newspaper asked “Why the hell don’t we start vaccinating and saving lives?”