Many are hoping that the vaccine will be light at the end of the corona tunnel, and this week the UK became the first to approve and distribute doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. That, said Health Minister Matt Hancock, is thanks to Brexit – a statement that has sparked debate.
At the same time, Hungary defies the EU by opening up to use the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, which has not been approved by the EU Medicines Agency.
The hopes are thus enormous, but the logistics and policies surrounding the mass vaccination are complex. Hear more about it in this week’s episode of Europapodden!
Participants: Susanne Palme, Ekot’s EU commentator, Daniel Alling, correspondent in London, Filip Kotsambouikidis, Eastern European Correspondent, Ulrika Björkstén, editor of science radio.
Host: Stephanie Zakrisson
Producer: Nathalie Rothschild
Technician: Ludvig Larsson
Source: ICELAND NEWS