A US doctor has accused the UK of "joining the Pfizer vaccine marathon at the last mile" after Britain became the first country to give the jab official approval.
Dr Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump's top medic, accused Britain of failing to scrutinise data before leading the way in global race to approve the Pfizer vaccination.
It comes after the scientist who helped develop the vaccine, Professor Ugur Sahin, said it was created "by diligent work, by using new technology, by international collaboration, new models of dealing with scientific challenges" - with more than 43,000 subjects evaluated in clinical trusts." He called for this to be clearly communicated that so the public can make their own decisions without misinformation scaring them