It comes amid mounting pressure for Britain's regulator to approve Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine to stop the spiralling outbreak that has wrecked Christmas for millions. It has now been 23 days since the MHRA was officially told to decide on whether to approve the Oxford vaccine. And editor-in-chief of the Blood Cancer Journal, Dr Vincent Rajkumar, in Minnesota, US, said: 'Why is there a delay in approving the Oxford vaccine in the UK and India? HOW DOES THE OXFORD VACCINE WORK? AdvertisementLord Ralph Lucas, a Conservative member of the House of Lords, tweeted: 'What reasons for not immediately approving the Oxford vaccine could possibly outweigh the damage done by not approving it?'

Source: Daily Mail December 21, 2020 13:30 UTC