LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's medicine regulator on
Friday said that data from the first weeks of the rollout of
Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
confirmed their good safety profiles, saying both shots met
strict regulatory standards.
"The data we have collected provides further reassurance
that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and continue to meet the
rigorous regulatory standards required for all vaccines," June
Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said in a statement.
"We remain confident that the benefits of these vaccines
outweigh any risks."
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Michael Holden)