This is an important moment on the way to marketing the coronavirus vaccine. Indeed, the United Kingdom announces that it has authorized the vaccine developed by the American giant Pfizer and the German laboratory Biontech.
“The vaccine will therefore be available in the country next week,” said the British government on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
“The government has today accepted the recommendation of the Independent Agency for the Regulation of Medicines and Health Products (MHRA) to approve the use of the PFIZER / BionTech COVVI-19 vaccine. “Said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, indicating that” the vaccine will be available throughout the United Kingdom from next week. »»
“The United Kingdom is the first country in the world to have a clinically approved vaccine” welcomed the Minister of Health Matt Hancock, quoted by AFP.
The PFIZER (United States) and BionTech (Germany) laboratories announced, on November 9, 2020, that the vaccine they are developing is 90% “effective” to prevent COVID-19.
“Patient protection was obtained seven days after the second of the two doses and 28 days after the first, according to the preliminary results” announced by Pfizer and Biontech.
“More than eight months after the start of the pandemic, we believe that this step represents a significant step for the world in our battle against the COVVI-19,” said Pfizer Chairman, Albert Bourla, in a press release.
