von der Leyen admits to COVID-19 vaccine failures

20 February 2021 - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments come after much scrutiny of the EU vaccination ...

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Confusion over Russia's EU vaccine approval bid could be result of misdirected application

20 February 2021 - Russia’s submission of its Sputnik V vaccine for approval by the European Union’s medicines regulator appears ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply the European Union with 200 million additional doses of Cominarty

17 February 2021 - New agreement brings total supply to the European Union to 500 million doses, with delivery expected by ...

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EMA receives application for conditional marketing authorisation of COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen

16 February 2021 - EMA has received an application for conditional marketing authorisation for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Janssen-Cilag. ...

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EMA starts rolling review of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine (CVnCoV)

12 February 2021 - EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a rolling review of CVnCoV, a COVID‑19 vaccine being ...

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European Union admits errors in coronavirus vaccine rollout, 'deeply regrets' decision on export curbs

10 February 2021 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has acknowledged failings in the EU's approval and rollout ...

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EMA expected to approve Johnson & Johnson vaccine by March

10 February 2021 - The European Medicines Agency is expected to give its approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by ...

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Clarification on Sputnik V vaccine in the EU approval process

10 February 2021 - The EMA has to date not received an application for a rolling review or a marketing ...

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EMA preparing guidance to tackle COVID-19 variants

10 February 2021 - EMA is developing guidance for manufacturers planning changes to the existing COVID-19 vaccines to tackle the new ...

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International regulators working together to enhance collaboration on COVID-19 observational research

8 February 2021 - In a dedicated COVID-19 workshop, convened under the umbrella of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities, ...

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Novavax announces start of rolling review by multiple regulatory authorities for COVID-19 vaccine authorisation

4 February 2021 - Rolling reviews have commenced by FDA, MHRA, EMA and Health Canada. ...

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EMA reviewing data on monoclonal antibody use for COVID-19

4 February 2021 - EMA’s CHMP is reviewing available data on the use of the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab, imdevimab, bamlanivimab and ...

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EMA COVID-19 assessments ‘OPEN’ to non-EU regulators

4 February 2021 - EMA is piloting a new ‘OPEN’ initiative to increase international collaboration on the evaluation of COVID-19 vaccines ...

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EMA starts rolling review of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373)

3 February 2021 - EMA’s CHMP has started a rolling review of NVX-CoV2373, a COVID‑19 vaccine being developed by Novavax. ...

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EU nations have received 18.5 million COVID-19 vaccines

2 February 2021 - Seeking to rebound from heavy criticism of its slow coronavirus vaccine rollout, the European Union said ...

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