As Israel administers fourth dose of vaccine to the elderly and immunosuppressed, EMA official says move likely ineffective

European Medicines Agency rules to approve 3rd shots of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus inoculation for all people aged over 18

European Medicines Agency will rule in early October if to approve 3rd shots of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for all people aged over 16

Decision by European Medicines Agency must still be okayed by European Commission before countries get go-ahead to start giving COVID shots to adolescents

European Medicines Agency says it will carry out 'accelerated assessment of data' on shot when submitted by its producers

European Medicines Agency insists that the benefits of inoculation against COVID-19 from the shot outweigh the dangers; UK health body changes its policies on offering its use

European Medicines Agency says there is 'no evidence' to support restricting use of shots against coronavirus, even though Germany has banned its administration to those below 60

If scientists conclude inoculation is safe, officials are expected to give conditional approval for it to be used across the 27-nation bloc

Companies say shot, if authorized for use, could be rolled out before end of year; German science minister says safety standards are being maintained