Vaccines not a magic wand to defeat pandemic, European Medicines Agency warns

The AstraZeneca vaccine is considered particularly important as it is easier to store and transport, and can be administered in a single dose.

None of the vaccines approved for use in the EU are a “magic wand” to defeat the pandemic, the head of the European Medicines Agency has warned.

On Friday, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine became the third to secure EMA approval for use in the EU, along with the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna vaccines.