In a historic move, Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. They have said that the vaccine will be rolled out from next week onwards.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, the government has accepted the recommendation from the Independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use. Hancock said, the vaccine will be made available across the UK from next week. Priority for vaccination will be given to healthcare workers and care home residents.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Pfizer's CEO has called the approval a historic moment in COVID-19 battle. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has proven 95 per cent effective against COVID-19 in the final phase trials.</span><br />
News On AIR | December 3, 2020 8:21 PM
Britain becomes first country in world to approve coronavirus vaccine