Coronavirus vaccine update: Pfizer vaccine shots in UK from next week


 

Coronavirus vaccine update: The month of December has kicked-off with a good news - Today, the United Kingdom became the first country to approve a vaccine against coronavirus, which has killed 1,487,701 people across the globe and has infected over 64 million. UK's approval of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has paved the way for mass vaccinations, which will begin from next week. The vaccine claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against corona.

Other than Pfizer, Moderna vaccine candidate is said to be 94.5% effective at preventing Covid and is likely to be approved for emergency rollout in the US in few days. Meanwhile, India's 'Covaxin', Oxford-Astrazeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccones have shown promising result at different stages of trial. Read More

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