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Hanover (dpa / lni) - Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil has criticized the procedure for the approval of the corona vaccine from Johnson & Johnson in Europe.
It was "incomprehensible" to him that the drug agency EMA wanted to take another two weeks, said the SPD politician on Monday.
In the United States, the drug received emergency approval on Saturday.
«Why can the responsible committee in Europe only issue a recommendation in mid-March?
Sorry, but it has to be faster, ”said Weil.
The vaccine is promising - also because only one vaccine dose is required per person.
The US company Johnson & Johnson applied for approval from the EMA in mid-February.
The responsible committee intends to deliver its assessment in mid-March.
According to an interim result of the phase III study, the vaccine offers 66 percent protection against moderate or severe Covid 19 disease courses four weeks after administration.
The effectiveness against serious illnesses was given with 85 percent.
Studies have shown that some competing products are more effective, but Johnson & Johnson's values are still considered good.
Lower Saxony is at the bottom of the list in terms of vaccination progress nationwide.
Only in Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg is the proportion of residents who have received the first vaccination even lower.
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