Speedy approval for Pfizer/BioNTech jab was possible under existing European law
Both Downing Street and the UK’s medicines regulator have contradicted a claim by Matt Hancock that Brexit helped the UK become the first western country to license a vaccine against coronavirus.
The health secretary claimed on Wednesday morning that “because of Brexit”, the UK had been able to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, rather than wait for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to do so.
Continue reading…Speedy approval for Pfizer/BioNTech jab was possible under existing European lawCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoth Downing Street and the UK’s medicines regulator have contradicted a claim by Matt Hancock that Brexit helped the UK become the first western country to license a vaccine against coronavirus.The health secretary claimed on Wednesday morning that “because of Brexit”, the UK had been able to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, rather than wait for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to do so. Continue reading…