Ireland has ordered 875,000 doses.
The European Medicines Agency has approved the use of the Moderna vaccine to combat the spread of Covid 19.
It follows a meeting this morning by the regulatory body. This is the second vaccine approved by the EMA for use throughout the European Union.
It's a two-dose vaccine, with injections given 28 days apart and follows the decision last month to approve the Pfizer jab.
? EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna to prevent #COVID19 in people from 18 years of age: https://t.co/l9KMZlx7wa pic.twitter.com/BdvXanjOHN
— EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) January 6, 2021
The President of the European Commission says it is good news. Ursula von der Leyen says the commission is working at full speed to make it available throughout the EU.
Meanwhile, the EMA's Emer Cooke said:
“This vaccine provides us with another tool to overcome the current emergency."
Ireland has ordered 875,000 doses.
