In full: 'No corners have been cut' on vaccine, says MHRA chief
Telegraph, 02 Dec 2020
Despite the speed of approval for the Pfizer vaccine, "no corners have been cut", the head of the MHRA has said.
Giving a Downing Street press conference, Dr June Raine said the vaccine had been proved for use "with some conditions".
"The safety of the public will always come first, and this recommendation has only been given by the MHRA following the most rigorous assessment of every piece of data," she added.
She appeared at the briefing alongside Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, chairman of the Commission on Human Medicine Expert Working Group, and Professor Wei Shen Lim, chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will all take part.
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Giving a Downing Street press conference, Dr June Raine said the vaccine had been proved for use "with some conditions".
"The safety of the public will always come first, and this recommendation has only been given by the MHRA following the most rigorous assessment of every piece of data," she added.
She appeared at the briefing alongside Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, chairman of the Commission on Human Medicine Expert Working Group, and Professor Wei Shen Lim, chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will all take part.
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