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UK regulator says on COVID vaccine: We will not compromise on safety

Wed, 11th Nov 2020 10:15

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Britain's drugs regulator said on
Wednesday that it would not compromise on safety when it comes
to deciding whether or not to approve a COVID-19 vaccine.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency CEO June
Raine said that safety was her watchword.

Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of COVID-19 immunisation, said
that top of the priority list for a vaccine would be carehome
residents and workers, old people and then adults with an
underlying health conditions.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle)

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