Britain approves COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer-BioNTech for use by becoming first in the world
Britain on Wednesday said it had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and that it will be rolled out for use from next week. "The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for use," the department of health said.
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- Published Date: 10:17 | 02 December 2020
- Modified Date: 10:32 | 02 December 2020
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from next week.
"The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use," the department of health said in a statement.
"The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week."
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the programme would begin early next week.
"It is very good news," Hancock said.