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We will also look at the news of Corona 19 outside the country.
Following the UK and the US, the European Union has also officially approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine.
Fear of a virus variant from the UK has forced more than 40 countries around the world to restrict entry from the UK.
Reporter Jeong-Hyun Jung reports.
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European Commission has officially approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German Bioentech.
It is expected that Pfizer vaccination will begin as early as the 27th in 27 EU-affiliated countries such as France and Germany.
[Ursula von der Reien/European Commission Chairman: As we promised, the (Pfizer) vaccine will be provided simultaneously to all EU countries under the same conditions.]
Earlier, the European Medicines Agency sold for one year and was 16 years old. It has been approved for use under conditions such as vaccination recommendations to the above citizens.
The European Union will also review approval for use of the US pharmaceutical modder or vaccine on the 6th of next month.
Pfizer vaccine has already been approved for emergency use in at least 15 countries, including the UK and the US, and vaccination has begun in more than five countries.
In the UK, more than 500,000 people have already been vaccinated by Pfizer, but the emergence of a variant virus that is up to 70% more contagious than the existing virus is confused.
Over 40 countries, including Germany and Italy, as well as Europe, India and Hong Kong, have restricted entry from the UK.
The US state of New York has said it will only allow American passengers on flights from the UK who have tested negative.
Even with such a British blockade, strains of the virus have already been identified in Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy and Australia.