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COVID-19: European Union approves Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine
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The European Union has ordered 200 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine - but it's unclear when they will be ready. COVID-19: European Union approves Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine
The European Union has ordered 200 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine - but it's unclear when they will be ready.
Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in the EU.
Authorization for the vaccine - referred to by some as "one and done" - came after drugs regulator the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended it for adults.
The bloc has had a slow start in rolling out vaccines compared with the UK, and its president Ursula von der Leyen has been criticized for not acting fast enough.
On Thursday, she tweeted that "more safe and effective vaccines" were now heading to Europe.
The Johnson & Johnson jab is the fourth to be endorsed for use in the European Union after those from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna.
Some 200 million shots have been ordered, with an option for millions more, but it's unclear exactly when they will be delivered.
America, Canada and Bahrain have also approved the jab, while South Africa is doing an expedited review.
