EU Launches Faster Process For Approving Variant Vaccines

EMA Outlines Basic Regulatory Requirements

Amid the growing threat posed by variants of the coronavirus, the European Commission has published new rules allowing modified vaccines to be approved more quickly. The UK has identified one version of the B.1.167 virus variant as the most transmissible, although the jury is still out on its ability to evade vaccine protection.

New Coronavirus variant outbreak and covid-19 virus cell mutation spread
Preparations are being made for the approval of vaccines against coronavirus variants • Source: Alamy

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