EU to Start COVID-19 Vaccinations on Dec. 27

Germany announced on Thursday, that European Union member states will begin vaccinations against COVID-19 in 10 days.

Meanwhile, Germany, a member of the EU, is obliged to wait for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve the vaccine. The EMA is expected to make an announcement on Dec. 21, according to RT.

On other hand, Health Minister Jens Spahn explained that Germany will start, if the approval comes as planned, on Dec. 27.

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According to Spahn, the vaccine should become available to all 27 EU member states at the same time, regardless of their financial strength, thanks to negotiations led by the European Commission that he said were an important signal of European solidarity.

In Britain, around 140,000 people have already received the jabs, BioNTech Chief Medical Officer Oezlem Tuereci noted at Thursday's online event.

"Our team here at BioNTech has been working through nights and weekends, has put off vacations. They will continue over Christmas to make sure delivery can happen quickly," Tuereci added.