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EMA: Pfizer and Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variant of coronavirus

Politiko 2021-05-13 09:46:38
EMA: Pfizer and Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variant of coronavirus
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The anti-Covid vaccines produced by Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna are effective against the Indian variant, said the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

The data reviewed by the European regulator on the efficacy of Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are "encouraging", said an EMA official, reports Euronews .

He added that the EMA was awaiting additional data from India, where a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine is being administered. "So far, in general, we are pretty sure that vaccines will be effective against this variant," he said.

Pfizer has distributed 209.2 million vaccines, while Moderna has distributed more than 18.6 million doses in European countries. Variant B.1.617, which first appeared in India in October, has now spread to 44 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) this week classified it as "disturbing."

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