EU to start Covid-19 vaccinations on December 27
The EU is to start inoculations on December 27, President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
“It’s Europe’s moment. On 27, 28, and 29 December, vaccination will start across the EU,” she tweeted.
Her spokesman Eric Mamer told journalists the rollout was conditional on the European Medicines Agency authorizing the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine when it meets on Monday.
Britain and the United States are already inoculating people with that vaccine under national emergency authorizations.
The EU is carrying out a coordinated vaccination program across its 27 member states to ensure fair access to doses.
The European Commission has sealed contracts with seven suppliers of potential vaccines to ensure all adult EU citizens will eventually be inoculated.