Why the UK approved Pfizer vaccine before the US and Europe

Britain was able to pip the US and Europe to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine first thanks to political feet-dragging on the continent and because Britain’s regulators had more scientific manpower, experts claim. The breakthrough jab was given the green light by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) using emergency authorisation powers within … Read more

LSE soars 9.6% amid reports £20bn Refinitiv takeover will be approved 

London Stock Exchange soars 9.6% amid rising hopes £20bn Refinitiv takeover will be approved By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 LSE jumped 9.6 per cent amid reports it is set to win approval for its takeover of Refinitiv Shares in the … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech approved by regulators in the UK for roll out in days

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is APPROVED by regulators for use in UK and could be rolled out across the country NEXT WEEK Department of Health announced the news just after 7am this morning It came as England came out of its second national lockdown today  The Pfizer vaccine will reportedly be given staff first due to … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved by regulators for use in the UK an…

Coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved by regulators for use in the UK and will roll out NEXT WEEK By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 07:10 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 07:11 GMT, 2 December 2020 A Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory … Read more

PM’s brutal lockdown tiers are APPROVED in the Commons

Boris Johnson’s brutal lockdown tiers were approved by the Commons tonight despite a major Tory revolt at the ‘back of fag packet’ curbs, The new system was signed off by a margin of 291 to 78 and will come into force tomorrow after Labour opted to abstain, complaining the regime was not tough enough and … Read more

Britain has ’50/50 chance’ of becoming the first to have an approved coronavirus vaccine

Britain has ’50/50 chance’ of becoming the first country in the world to have an approved coronavirus vaccine – and it could be NEXT WEEK, source says A decision on whether a vaccine will be approved could come by next week A Government source said it was ‘very likely’ Pfizer will be licensed first Said … Read more

If lockdown was a drug it wouldn’t be approved… writes Professor ANGUS DALGLEISH

 We are at a pivotal moment in this pandemic and for our Prime Minister – and indeed the country – the stakes could not be higher. With rumours rampant about a new national lockdown and talk about the so-called ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infections being deadlier than the first, there has never been a more … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Vaccine tsar warns first approved jabs may not work

Kate Bingham told the Financial Times less than half of the UK population will get a coronavirus vaccine if one is produced Hopes of ending the Covid-19 pandemic with a vaccine were dealt a blow today as a senior British health chief warned the first approved jabs may not work. Kate Bingham, head of the … Read more

Britain’s vaccine tsar warns first approved Covid-19 jabs may be ‘imperfect’

Kate Bingham told the Financial Times less than half of the UK population will get a coronavirus vaccine if one is produced Hopes of ending the Covid-19 pandemic with a vaccine were dealt a blow today as a senior British health chief warned the first approved jabs may not work. Kate Bingham, head of the … Read more

FDA will make it harder for COVID-19 vaccines to get approved

BREAKING: FDA will make it HARDER to get a coronavirus approved in a move that could block Trump’s plan to have a shot before Election Day The FDA is expected to announce new, tougher requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine as early as this week  Tougher guidelines will make it more unlikely that any company working … Read more