LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson said it was "fantastic" that the country's medicines
regulator had formally authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
for use, a move that he said would get the economy moving again.
"It's fantastic that the MHRA has formally authorised the
Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19," he said on Twitter. "The
vaccine will begin to be made available across the UK from next
week.
"It's the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow
us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again."
England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said it would
take until spring to fully vaccinate the vulnerable population
who wish to receive the jab.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton, editing by
Estelle Shirbon)
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