The European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a safety update on July 14, 2021 that summarise the data that have become available since each COVID-19 vaccine's authorization.
The EMA is responsible for authorizing vaccines in the European Union (EU).
Each vaccine’s scientific evaluation needs to show that a vaccine’s benefits in protecting people against diseases are far greater than any potential risk, says the EMA.
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