The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination.
Britain’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the vaccine, which offers up to 95% protection against COVID-19, is safe to be rolled out throughout the UK. The first doses are already on their way to the UK, with 800,000 due in the coming days.

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Also, the Government have issued guidelines on how the vaccine will be rolled out. Read more on our website here and see the Government guidelines here.