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Newshour: 02/12/2020 14:06 GMT: Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

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02/12/2020 14:06 GMT: Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

BBC World Service - Newshour, Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

The UK will begin rollout of vaccinations next week

The UK will begin rollout of vaccinations next week.

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine and Britain's medicines regulator says the jab is safe to be rolled out. Also: leading pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been jailed for their involvement in mass protests last year, and Singapore grants regulatory approval to lab-grown meat.

(Photo: Dose of the COVID-19 vaccination from BioNTech and Pfizer. Credit: Reuters)

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