A review of side effects reported with coronavirus vaccines by the EMA's safety committee has uncovered cases of inflammation of the heart in people receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
The UK has ordered an extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which could be used as a potential booster campaign in the autumn.
The EU has continued a refocus of its COVID-19 vaccination drive on mRNA shots, ordering another 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's Comirnaty shot.
Belgian immunotherapy firm eTheRNA has received a €6.9 million grant from the European Commission to accelerate clinical development of mRNA therapies for hard-to-treat cancers.
