The United Kingdom today became the first country in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, which paves the way for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be available in the country starting next week.In other developments, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases remain at a very high level, with deaths rising steadily.
The global total has now surpassed 64 million confirmed cases.UK to finalize vaccine priority groupsThe UK government announced that it accepted the recommendation of an independent regulatory group, following a thorough analysis that found that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine met strict safety, quality, and effectiveness standards.It added that its Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunizations