European Medicines Agency

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday they had submitted data to the EU's medicines watchdog for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, following a similar step in the United States.

The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare" side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not received any application from the Serum Institute of India for authorisation of Covishield, a COVID-19 vaccine.

The European Union's medicines watchdog said Wednesday two jabs by approved vaccine makers were "vital" to provide maximum protection against the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant, urging countries to speed up their inoculation drives.

The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data needed for the drug approval process, according to five people in the know of European efforts to assess the drug, reported news agency Reuters.

Two doses of Covid vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant, the European Medicines Agency said Thursday.

The European Union's tardiness in accepting the Indian-made vaccines has triggered a face-off. Sources in the foreign ministry said India will institute a reciprocal policy on recognition of vaccination certificates.

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) is confident of receiving approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield in a month, the company's Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said today.

The Serum Institute (SII) has applied through AstraZeneca for the European Medicines Agency's nod to get the Covishield vaccine approved for the European Union's 'vaccine passport' scheme, company sources have told NDTV.

The European Medicine Agency has not received a request for the approval of Covishield in the COVID-19 'vaccination passport' with the European Union, EU said today.

A top official in the European Medicines Agency said it might be worth abandoning AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for all age groups where alternatives are available, in an interview published Sunday.

The head of the European Medicines Agency told AFP on Friday that all countries must have access to coronavirus vaccines, as G7 leaders were expected to pledge to donate one billion doses to poor nations.

One in every 10 Europeans has been duped into buying counterfeit products, mostly coming from Asia, a study by the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) showed Tuesday.

Britain's medicines regulator said Friday the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is safe for adolescents aged 12 to 15 after a "rigorous review", following similar assessments in the European Union and United States.

The European Medicines Agency on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the EU.

Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday they had submitted data to the EU's medicines watchdog for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, following a similar step in the United States.

The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare" side effect of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not received any application from the Serum Institute of India for authorisation of Covishield, a COVID-19 vaccine.

The European Union's medicines watchdog said Wednesday two jabs by approved vaccine makers were "vital" to provide maximum protection against the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant, urging countries to speed up their inoculation drives.

The developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data needed for the drug approval process, according to five people in the know of European efforts to assess the drug, reported news agency Reuters.

Two doses of Covid vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant, the European Medicines Agency said Thursday.

The European Union's tardiness in accepting the Indian-made vaccines has triggered a face-off. Sources in the foreign ministry said India will institute a reciprocal policy on recognition of vaccination certificates.

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) is confident of receiving approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield in a month, the company's Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said today.

The Serum Institute (SII) has applied through AstraZeneca for the European Medicines Agency's nod to get the Covishield vaccine approved for the European Union's 'vaccine passport' scheme, company sources have told NDTV.

The European Medicine Agency has not received a request for the approval of Covishield in the COVID-19 'vaccination passport' with the European Union, EU said today.

A top official in the European Medicines Agency said it might be worth abandoning AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for all age groups where alternatives are available, in an interview published Sunday.

The head of the European Medicines Agency told AFP on Friday that all countries must have access to coronavirus vaccines, as G7 leaders were expected to pledge to donate one billion doses to poor nations.

One in every 10 Europeans has been duped into buying counterfeit products, mostly coming from Asia, a study by the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) showed Tuesday.

Britain's medicines regulator said Friday the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is safe for adolescents aged 12 to 15 after a "rigorous review", following similar assessments in the European Union and United States.

The European Medicines Agency on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the EU.