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* Vaccinations to start within days - health minister * No shortcuts taken on road to approval - agency (Adds Swissmedic comment, health agency, background) By Michael Shields ZURICH, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic has authorised the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech, the agency said on Saturday, calling it the world's first such approval under a standard procedure. Two months after receiving the application, Swissmedic granted authorisation for the vaccine for people aged 16 and older after a rolling review of documents being submitted. Other countries ha...

UPDATE 3-Brazil, Pfizer spar over onerous COVID-19 vaccine requirements Reuters 12/17/2020 By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Pfizer is encountering difficulty in registering its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Brazil due to the level of detail required by the regulator, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Thursday. The health minister's comments could raise tensions with Pfizer, whose vaccine is already being used in Britain and the United States. They will also fuel concerns from critics who argue that Brazil's vaccine rollout is progressing too slowly, just as...