The UK is about to become the first country to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. It will be authorized in a few days, and deliveries will begin immediately – Coronavirus

The UK is about to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer next week, and deliveries will begin hours after authorization, according to the Financial Times and Reuters.

The United Kingdom will thus become the first country to approve this vaccine, passing in front of a long series of nations waiting for protection against the coronavirus, Bloomberg points out, citing a source who knows the situation.

The first immunizations with the BioNTech / Pfizer product will start like this on December 7, FT sources said.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Nadhim Zahawi, Secretary of State for Business, as responsible for vaccination against the new coronavirus.

The UK announced on November 20 that it had formally asked its own pharmaceutical agency (MHRA) to evaluate the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

The UK has ordered 40 million doses of this vaccine, which, according to the results of the latest clinical trials, is 95% effective in preventing Covid-19 disease.

The Boris Johnson government on Friday asked the MHRA to evaluate the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine for a possible inoculation campaign as well. The British got 100 million doses and were ready to start before Christmas.