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EU regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
European Medicines Agency said on Monday that it had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to start across the EU within days."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," EMA chief Emer Cooke told an online press conference.Following a closed-doors expert meeting today, the EU drug regulator said it was recommending the shot be licensed for use in people over 16 years of age, with some exceptions.