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The first UK country to launch the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Esther by Esther
December 2, 2020
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2020 An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, on November 17, 2020. – Britain on December 2, 2020 became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for general use and said it would be introduced next week. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

On Wednesday, Britain became the first western nation to authorize a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, 

confirming next week’s rollout of Pfizer-jab BioNTech’s in a big move forward in humanity’s battle against coronavirus. 

The UK’s independent medicine regulator gave its green light in double-quick time just 

12 months after the pandemic started in China, but insisted protection had come first.

“Everybody can be confident that no corners whatsoever have been cut,” Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) chief executive June Raine told a news conference.

“The public deserve nothing less,” she said, The emphasis on the certification process of her organization was no different 

from that of her counterparts in the US and the European Union. 

The “fantastic news was praised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, though urging the public to 

remain vigilant on the day that England abandoned a four-week lockdown and re-imposed regional curbs.

“It’s the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again,” he said.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the UK’s state-run National Health Service will start with 

800,000 doses “early next week,” starting with care home residents and health and care staff. 

By the end of the year that 

will be ramped up to millions ‘of inoculations.

“Help is on its way,” he told BBC radio

After a year of traumatic human and economic losses, the breakthrough will 

encourage hopes that the world can finally get back on track in 2021. 

Since the outbreak emerged in China 12 months ago, 

the novel coronavirus has killed nearly 1.5 million people. 

There were at least 

63 million cases registered.

‘Science is going 

to win’

Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said the UK certification was a “historic moment in the fight against Covid-19”.

“This authorisation is a goal we have been working toward since we first declared that science will win, and we applaud the MHRA for their ability to conduct a careful assessment and take timely action to help protect the people of the UK,” he said.


US giant Pfizer and German newcomer BioNTech added that 

they expected other countries to take more regulatory decisions “in the coming days and weeks”.

On Tuesday, the United States and Europe fleshed out proposals to prescribe Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they receive 

approval, with a US panel recommending that top priority be given to health care staff and nursing home residents. 

Other vaccines that are expected to come on stream soon include 

Moderna and AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccines, which have good UK government backing. 

The UK news was also acclaimed by 

scientists but warned that logistical problems persisted. 

At -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit), the 

Pfizer-BioNTech jab must be frozen, requiring specialist freezers.

Two doses, 21 days apart are needed, and the MHRA 

said immunity kicks in a week after the second dose.

“It’s not easy but we’ve got those plans in place,” Hancock said.

Campaigners and governments have stepped up efforts to 

ensure equitable access to successful vaccinations for developing nations. 

The candidate for AstraZeneca/Oxford can be stored in standard refrigerators and is provided at cost price, but 

is undergoing further data analysis after concerns about the efficacy of its dosage regime have been raised. 

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have both 

demonstrated approximately 95% efficacy against the coronavirus. 

Both are based on 

new technologies for mRNA.

MRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) is used to supply the body 

with genetic material that helps human cells produce a virus protein. 

This trains the immune system to be ready 

to strike if the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is encountered. 

Among the country’s 24 million care staff and nursing home 

residents, about 40 percent of US deaths have come from. 

The nation has the highest coronavirus toll in the 

world, while Britain has the highest toll in Europe.

‘Keep 

our nerve’

The announcement came as England exited its month-long coronavirus lockout, but as a new 

regional system for cutting infection rates kicked in, much of the nation remained under restrictions. 

Prime Minister Johnson, a survivor of Covid, succeeded in winning a vote on parliamentary measures late Tuesday, 

facing considerable resistance within his own Conservative ranks that underlined the fatigue with curbs around the world.

“All we need to do now is to hold our nerve until these vaccines are indeed in our grasp and indeed being injected into our arms,” he told lawmakers before the vote.

Until then “we cannot afford to relax, especially during the cold months of winter”, he warned

Russia was the first country to declare a promising candidate for a 

vaccine, called Sputnik V, and initiated its military’s mass coronavirus vaccination program. 

But the drug has not 

undergone clinical trials in the West.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

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