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WHO approves Covid-19 vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations
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The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to begin immunizing their populations against Covid-19.
The vaccine was first approved in the UK on December 8 for emergency use within the country, with the US, Canada and European Union following soon after. All have begun their own vaccination drives.
But the green light from the World Health Organization (WHO) means countries without their own regulatory bodies, or the means to rigorously assess the efficacy and safety of vaccines, can expedite their own approval processes and begin rolling out vaccination programs.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) listed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Thursday, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the organization.The approval could make it possible for other countries to expedite their authorizations of the vaccine, allowing the quick administration of the inoculation to populations, Axios reported. Now that WHO has approved the vaccine, UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization will be.