[maxerickson]

The use of the brand names came with government approvals.

[orra]

It wasn't a precondition. Compare the approved vaccines now[1] with the archive back in March 2021[2].

[1] https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/overview/publi...

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20210305190828/https://www.ema.e...