Vaccinations against Covid-19 will begin across the EU starting on December 27 shortly after the jab is expected to be approved.
In just ten days, people across the European Union will be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday.
"It's Europe's moment. On 27, 28 and 29 December vaccination will start across the EU," von der Leyen tweeted.
It's Europe's moment.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) December 17, 2020
On 27, 28 and 29 December vaccination will start across the EU.
We protect our citizens together. We are #StrongerTogether#EUvaccinationdays pic.twitter.com/6VxDumysBL
The vaccine rollout is conditional on the European Medicine's Agency (EMA) approving the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.
The regulatory agency will meet to make a decision on the vaccine on December 21 and is expected to approve it.
Fair access
In an effort to ensure fair access across the bloc, the EU is carrying out a coordinated vaccination program.
The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, has already signed contracts with seven suppliers of potential coronavirus vaccines in an effort to secure enough doses for all adult EU citizens.
Vaccinations are already underway in the United Kingdom and the United States after regulators pushed through emergency approval.
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