London, SAEDNEWS, Dec. 2: The UK 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 government said in a statement.
“The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week,” the statement said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the programme would begin early next week. “It is very good news,” Hancock said.The UK’s vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first such as care home residents, health and care staff, the elderly and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable (Source: AlJazeera).
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