UK Regulator Says Public Can Be ‘Completely Confident’ of Vaccine Safety

UK Regulator Says Public Can Be ‘Completely Confident’ of Vaccine Safety
A hospital employee receives a COVID-19 vaccine as the Royal Cornwall Hospital begins their vaccination program in Truro, UK, on Dec. 9, 2020. Hugh Hastings/Getty Images
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The UK’s medicine regulator has attempted to reassure the public of the safety of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after three people fell ill after getting the jab.

Dr. June Raine, chief executive of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said late Wednesday, “You can be completely confident that this vaccine has met the MHRA’s robust standards of safety, quality, and effectiveness.”