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Profile: Dr June Raine

Dr June Raine

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Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, makes the call on approving Covid vaccines.

Dr June Raine, the UK's top medical regulator, found herself in the spotlight when the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

After a 30 year career of quiet public service, Dr June Raine has found herself in the spotlight when the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. As the head of the MHRA she has ultimate responsibility for the process of approving any new Covid-19 vaccines in the UK, and when the eminent American immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci cast doubt over the speed of UK's approval process Dr Raine was forced to make a public response. Becky Milligan finds out more about her life, character and career.

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