French medical regulator approves Covid-19 vaccine

FILE PHOTO: Woman holds vials labelled "Covid-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" over dry ice in this illustration taken, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
French medical regulator HAS said on Thursday it has approved the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for France's vaccination rollout, after the European Medicines Agency gave its go-ahead on Monday.
"The vaccine can be used for people aged 16 and over, including elderly", the regulator say