WHO approves Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved a vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech for use in epidemic conditions. Meanwhile, the president of BioNTech admitted in an interview that in order to meet the needs of all willing countries, the company must reach an agreement with an American partner on increasing production.

WHO said the vaccine, produced jointly by the American concern Pfizer and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, "meets all the necessary safety and efficacy criteria."