Covid-19: AstraZeneca has told HSE vaccine deliveries can be expected by mid-February
(WorldNews Health)

The European Commission has said that Covid-19 vaccines cannot be delivered before they get regulatory approval, denting Ireland`s hopes of securing early supplies of the AstraZeneca shot. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said last weekend that discussions were under way on securing early deliveries of the vaccine to enable it to be rolled out immediately following regulatory approval. In response to queries from The Irish Times, a European Commission spokesman said: “Vaccines cannot be delivered before EMA [European Medicines Agency] delivers its recommendation for authorisation and the commission then grants marketing authorisation. This is a requirement as per...