Iran Press/ Europe: This was the last step in a European review to approve the Covid-19 vaccine within a week. EU member states, including Germany, Austria and Italy, have announced that vaccination plans will start on December 27.
The European Pharmacopoeia had previously confirmed the Pfizer-Biontec vaccine, which was finally approved by the European Commission. Distribution of the vaccine to EU member states is likely to begin next Sunday.
More than 311,000 people have died in the European Union as a result of the Covid-19, and fears of a resurgence have risen due to the New Year and Christmas holidays.
The threat of the spread of a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus from Britain has prompted EU countries to suspend flights from the country. 219
