The companies said on Tuesday that after they applied for you emergency approval for the shot, it follows similar steps in the United States and Britain in their pursuit of a European launch.

Pfizer and biotech are neck and neck with rival Madonna.

Madonna said on Monday it would ask the EU regulator to recommend conditional approval for its shot.

US drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's by on Tech reported final trial results on November the 18th.

They showed their vaccine candidate was 95% effective in preventing covert 19 with no major safety concerns.

Any clearance in the EU and US will be conditional or for emergency use.

That means developers must continue trials and provide more results as they emerge.

The European Commission said on Monday It's likely to give the final authorization for the rollout of vaccines days after the U drug regulator approves them.

The Iemma said on Tuesday that it expects to have enough data from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna to complete its reviews by December the 29th and January, the 12th respectively at the latest on effective immunization is seen as the main weapon against the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.4 million lives.