UK just approve the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. BBC reports that “British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe for roll out next week.”
Pfizer first reported that their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective against the coronavirus then later released an update that the vaccine is “95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose.
UK government already ordered 40 million doses – which is enough to vaccinate 20 million people, with two shots each. The first 800,000 doses will be arriving in the country in the coming days and fifty (50) hospitals are on standby and vaccination centres in venues such as conference centres are being set up in preparation for mass immunizations.
Last week, Pfizer release a video thanking all the participants in their COVID-19 vaccine trial, which is a crucial part in developing the their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.