The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the UK’s medical regulator, gave a green signal to the coronavirus vaccine co-developed by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc on Wednesday, concluding it’s both safe and effective.
The vaccine will be available in the UK from next week.
The UK joint committee confirmed the approval of the vaccine, adding that they will shortly publish its final advice for the vaccine distribution.
The Health Minister Matt Hancock was quick to respond, “this is fantastic news from the regulator on the Pfizer vaccine.”
Additional comments
“NHS stands ready, will start vaccinating next week.”
“This will be a challenging rollout due to specifics of storage.”
“We have plans in place to deal with those specifics.”
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