Albania to start COVID-19 immunisation with Pfizer vaccine in Jan - report

COVID-19 immunisation with Pfizer's vaccine is expected to start in January, Tirana Times quoted Rama as saying on Wednesday.

Pfizer developed the vaccine together with German biotechnology company BioNTech.

The European Commission (EC) said on Monday it has approved an aid package in the amount of 70 million euro ($86 million) that will enable the Western Balkans countries to get early access to Covid-19 vaccines procured by EU member states.

($ = 0.8138 euro)