Some people in Britain have received their second and final dose of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus as the country's immunisation programme rolls on. Hospital chief executive Andy Hardy says: “We were delighted to welcome Margaret Keenan back to Coventrys University Hospital today to safely receive the second dose of the vaccination after she became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 (vaccine) following its clinical approval." The vaccine developed by Pfizer and German firm BioNTech is given in two doses three weeks apart. Meanwhile, Britain today became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has provided authorisation for emergency supply of Oxford covid vaccine for the active immunisation of individuals 18 years or older, it said.

Source: Mint December 30, 2020 08:38 UTC