Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine won the backing of the EU drugs regulator, clearing the way for a second weapon in the bloc’s fight to stem the pandemic.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) made the recommendation on Wednesday. The European Commission is working “at full speed” on the final clearance step, president Ursula von der Leyen said in a tweet...

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