Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine First to Get Approval for Roll-Out in UK

Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine First to Get Approval for Roll-Out in UK
Vials of COVID-19 vaccine and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo on Oct. 31, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Mary Clark
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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the first to be approved by the UK regulator and will be available for use in the UK within days, the government said on Wednesday.

“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,” a UK government spokesperson said in a statement.