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Swiss achieve first full-blown vaccine approval

Switzerland announced it has become the first government in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine using a standard process of regulatory approval.

Swiss medical regulator Swissmedic's headquarters in Bern
Swiss medical regulator Swissmedic's headquarters in Bern (AN/J. Heilprin)

BERN, Switzerland (AN) — Switzerland announced on Saturday that it has become the first government in the world to approve a new coronavirus vaccine by adhering to a standard non-emergency process for granting regulatory approval.

Swiss medical regulator Swissmedic said it authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech two-shot vaccine and found the level of protection afforded seven days after the second injection of the vaccine is more than 90% effective against COVID-19.

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