The EU has a rigorous authorisation process in place to ensure that any vaccine is safe and effective.

How are coronavirus vaccines developed, authorised
and put on the market?

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The EU's vaccine authorisation process includes:

Laboratory tests
Clinical trials
Scientific evaluation by @EMA_News
Authorisation after consulting EU countries

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Coronavirus vaccines are being developed faster than usual, thanks to:

Massive investments
Use of existing facilities
Parallel work on different phases
New working methods

But they will meet the same high standards as other vaccines. #VaccinesWork #StrongerTogether

We will only grant a marketing authorisation once the @EMA_News's assessment shows that the vaccine is both safe and effective.

Companies will then produce the approved vaccines on a large scale.

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The safety and effectiveness of vaccines are rigorously monitored, through the EU’s established medicines monitoring system.

The @EMA_News will set up additional large-scale safety monitoring for the coronavirus vaccine.

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Want to know more about how vaccines are authorised in the EU?

Hear directly from @EMA_News experts working on the approval of the coronavirus vaccines. They will discuss all the steps in this process.

11 December: https://europa.eu/!Pc49kB 

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