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EU orders 80 million more vaccine doses from Moderna

As European nations reel under severe second wave of infections, sweeping shutdowns through the holiday season, pressure is mounting on the bloc's regulator for quick vaccine approvals and rollout. Amid this, the union has ordered another 80 million more doses from Moderna. Europe has already secured 2 billion doses of vaccines from a various maker and is hoping to start the immunisation drive from December 27 with Pfizer-BioNtech shots. Earlier, the commission had delayed the assessment process of vaccine candidates, citing the need for extensive data even as US, UK went