Covid vaccine still not approved in the EU as Germany hits record number of daily deaths

For comparison purposes, this would mean roughly 3800 deaths in the U.S.:

Germany reporting 952 deaths today. That’s the equivalent of 3800 deaths in the United States

— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) December 16, 2020

So, they’re doing worse than we are at the moment:

Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 3,000 for the third time in a week as the country expanded its vaccination program and the U.S. Congress progressed toward approving financial relief for the pandemic-stricken country.​ https://t.co/FI8rhSzvBG

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) December 16, 2020

And people in the EU are starting to question just why vaccines haven’t been approved yet:

Tens of thousands of people will die in the EU because of delay in approving vaccine. Perhaps more. How is this justified? Remember that at same time we think saving lives is so important that we even stop families being with loved ones when they die.

— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) December 16, 2020

Faster, please (but in German):

▶️ Coronavirus in Germany: Berlin pressuring EU regulators to speed up jab approval https://t.co/Q4Wn2qywvV pic.twitter.com/HywpkRP5HU

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) December 16, 2020

Brexit is working out, at least for vaccines in the UK:

As the #EU waits on the European Medicines Agency in Amsterdam to approve the use of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid, it’s hard not to read Brexit analogies into the situation. The EMA, previously based in London, almost seems at pains to display its own regulatory “sovereignty”

— Luke Baker (@BakerLuke) December 16, 2020

The EU reportedly wants to approve the vaccines in every country all at the same time:

The EU's 27 member countries aim to start Covid-19 vaccinations on "the same day" in a sign of unity, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday #CovidVaccine https://t.co/fr3Z9tmh3Y

— The Daily Star (@dailystarnews) December 16, 2020

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