TUI Group CEO Fritz Joussen welcomed (07-Jan-2021) the European Commission‘s approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, adding: “The more safe vaccines are approved, the more people can be vaccinated and hopefully get back to a normal life”. He argued that the potential of rapid testing still needs to be exploited to a greater extent to remove travel restrictions and lockdowns. [more – original PR] The European Commission has granted (06-Jan-2021) conditional marketing authorisation for the COVID‑19 vaccine developed by Moderna, the second COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen commented: “We are providing more COVID-19 vaccines for Europeans. With the Moderna vaccine, the second one now authorised in the EU, we will have a further 160 million doses. And more vaccines will come. Europe has secured up to two billion doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines. We’ll have more than enough safe and effective vaccines for protecting all Europeans”. [more – original PR]