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UK poised to become first country to approve Pfizer vaccine: Bloomberg
New Delhi: The UK is poised to become the first country to approve Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's Covid-19 vaccine. Clearance is possible as soon as early this week, according to a person familiar with the situation. The UK had long signalled it would move fast on any promising vaccine candidate, and British doctors have been put on standby for a possible rollout before Christmas. The...
New Delhi: The UK is poised to become the first country to approve Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's Covid-19 vaccine. Clearance is possible as soon as early this week, according to a person familiar with the situation. The UK had long signalled it would move fast on any promising vaccine candidate, and British doctors have been put on standby for a possible rollout before Christmas.
The British government last week invoked a special rule allowing its drug regulator to bypass the EU counterpart. And the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has started its own accelerated review.
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Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Desk Editor for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751