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CHMP recommends approval of VLA 2001 for COVID-19.
Valneva SE announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended marketing authorization in Europe for Valneva’s inactivated whole-virus COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA 2001, for use as primary vaccination in people from 18 to 50 years of age.
The European Commission (EC) will review the CHMP recommendation, and a decision on the marketing authorization application for VLA2001 is expected shortly. If granted, this will be the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive a standard marketing authorization in Europe.
Condition: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Infection
Type: drug