TNI Bureau: The United Kingdom has become the first Country in the World to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
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 vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week.
The British MHRA says the vaccine offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness. The Country has already ordered 40m doses to vaccinate its people.