Germany expects EU approval for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday

FILE PHOTO: Vial and sryinge are seen in front of displayed AstraZeneca logo

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is expected to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Friday, a spokesman of German's health ministry said.

EU officials are due to seek clarification from AstraZeneca executives on unexpected delivery problems on Monday afternoon.

(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle, editing by Thomas Escritt)