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EU Could Approve Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In December

If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.
A woman wears a mask as she walks by Pfizer's world headquarters in New York last month.

The EU's drug agency said Tuesday it may approve the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine this month. The vaccine could be distributed before 2021.

The European Medicines Agency will meet by Dec. 29 to conclude its assessment of the vaccine. If approved, the vaccine could begin to Tuesday.

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