A woman wearing a mask and gloves in Brixton as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in London March 31, 2020. Britain, which has ordered 40 million doses, will start vaccinations early next week, when it receives 800,000 doses from Pfizer’s manufacturing centre in Belgium. — Reuters pic
With the nation facing a coronavirus death toll close to 60,000 and the worst economic crisis since World War Two, the public is torn between worries over the pandemic and scepticism over the government’s shifting lockdown plans.London resident Paul O’Farrel said he was “a bit reserved” about the news, given the unprecedented speed with which the drug received clearance but said on balance, the severity of the crisis seemed to justify it.
EU regulators are taking more time, saying today their longer approval process was safer and included more checks than Britain’s fast-track procedure. But the head of the MHRA said it cut no corners in a “rigorous” rolling review process.
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