The European Union has so far approved vaccines from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech as well as from US company Moderna.
It said it would in any case supply the EU with"millions of doses" while ramping up production in February and March. "We have new vaccines on the way. We have Pfizer, which is increasing its production capacities," French industry minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told French radio. German health minister Jens Spahn also sought to downplay the announcement's effect, saying that after the jab's expected approval in a week's time"there will be AstraZeneca deliveries in February."
Norway, which is not an EU member but which follows decisions made by the bloc's EMA regulator, expressed"disappointment."
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