Safe, no corners cut: UK govt on vaccine rollout

December 02, 2020 16:32

UK's medicine regulator MHRA chief Dr June Raine on the vaccine rollout:

"This vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine) has only been approved because those strict tests have been done and complied with. Everyone can be absolutely confident that no corners whatsoever have been cut.

"Safety of the vaccine has been scrutinised independently by our Commission on Human Medicines and no stone has been left unturned so absolute confidence in safety, effectiveness and quality of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine."

"Residents in care homes for older adults and care home workers are the highest priority," Prof Wei Shen Lim, Chair of UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the administration of COVID-19 vaccine.

"Data show that this vaccine was 95% effective. The safety of the vaccine is similar to other vaccines. Most of the side effects are very mild and usually last for a day or so," Prof Sir Munir Pirmohamed, Chair of UK's Commission on Human Medicine Expert Working Group.

"This vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine) has only been approved because those strict tests have been done and complied with. Everyone can be absolutely confident that no corners whatsoever have been cut."

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