EU drug regulator recommends J&J Covid-19 vaccine for bloc

The European Commission must now rubber-stamp the decision before the product can be distributed.

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine won clearance from the European Union’s drugs regulator, according to a person familiar with the matter, paving the way for the first single-injection shot to help bolster the region’s sluggish vaccination campaign.

A Johnson & Johnson worker prepares a syringe during the Phase 3 trial of its coronavirus vaccine. (Reuters/ File Photo)

The European Medicines Agency recommended that the EU approve the vaccine, the person said, asking not to be identified. The European Commission must now rubber-stamp the decision before the product can be distributed.