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Pfizer and Moderna have both asked the EU to approve their COVID-19 vaccines — but first shots might not come until next year
Pfizer and partner BioNTech said Tuesday they have asked the EU to approve theircoronavirus vaccine.- Moderna also filed for EU authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine.
- Both vaccines were supposed to be assessed December 22, but this has been pushed back by the EU's regulator, according to documents seen by the FT.
- Regulator the European Medicines Agency said in a press release that it might not decide whether Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective enough until December 29. Approval on that date would make an EU vaccine rollout this year almost impossible.
- The final date for a decision Moderna's vaccine has been delayed until January 12, per the Financial Times.
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