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LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the
first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from next
week.
"The Government has today accepted the recommendation from
the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for
use," the government said.
"The vaccine will be made available across the UK from next
week."
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the programme would begin
early next week.
"It is very good news," Hancock said.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle)
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