The European Medicines Agency, which is currently deliberating on the issuance of authorizations for several vaccines against Covid-19, declared itself the victim of a cyberattack on Wednesday, without specifying the exact moment.
The agency must render its decision on conditional authorization of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine no later than December 29.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is currently deliberating on the issuance of authorizations for several vaccines against Covid-19, declared itself the victim of a cyberattack on Wednesday.
The Amsterdam-based agency said the incident was under investigation, without specifying when the attack took place.
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The agency opened an investigation in cooperation with the police
"The MEA was the object of a cyber attack. The agency quickly opened a full investigation, in close cooperation with the police," the European agency said in a brief statement.
The MEA cannot provide further details while the investigation is ongoing, ”she added.
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The AEM is currently reviewing several vaccines
The European Medicines Agency is currently reviewing several vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Its decision on conditional authorization for the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine is scheduled for December 29 at the latest, and on Moderna's, by January 12.
It also looks at those developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, as well as Johnson & Johnson.