A COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech has now gotten the approval of the United Kingdom and will be given to citizens next week.
This makes the country the first on earth to approve a vaccine for COVID-19.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the Department of Health said the vaccine offers up to 95 percent protection against the pandemic.
Britain has ordered 40 million doses and immunisations will start within days for those in the first line of priority.
“Help is on its way. The NHS stands ready to start vaccinating early next week”, Hancock tweeted.
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