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E.U. regulator approves first COVID-19 vaccine

A two-shot vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer gained official approval in the E.U., two days after Switzerland approved it through a normal procedure.

By Arete News - December 21, 2020

European Medicines Agency officials brief reporters on the COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer (AN/J. Heilprin)

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