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Chris Smith
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- The first coronavirus vaccine to be approved in Western countries is already being administered to at-risk people in the UK, including health care workers, care staff, and people over 80.
- Vaccinations have started early on Tuesday in Great Britain, with 800,000 Pfizer/BioNTech doses available initially.
- The Johnson government purchased 40 million doses for 20 million people, with up to five million to be delivered this month.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock dubbed Tuesday V-day, as coronavirus vaccinations have started across the UK. That’s what December 8th, 2020 will be remembered for; the day when the first COVID-19 vaccine to complete Phase 3 trials and pass a regulatory review was used on a member of the general public. The distinction matters because the Pfizer/BioNTech drug that’s now being administered to at-risk patients in Britain has actually completed all testing phases and was approved for emergency use. UK’s MHRA was the first to approve the drug, but other similar entities in the US and Europe will likely grant the vaccine additional emergency authorizations.
But people from the general public have been receiving experimental vaccines for a few months now. Russia was first to announce it will give one of its drugs to people before releasing any scientific data or completing the final testing stage. China was stricter in its own vaccine research, releasing Phase 1 and Phase 2 data along the way, just like vaccine makers in Western countries. Then China has started using its vaccines on the general public before completing the final stage of testing.
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It’s V-day: Coronavirus vaccinations have just begun originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 8 Dec 2020 at 07:31:26 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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