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• Pfizer & BioNTech reports that the MHRA in the UK has granted a temporary authorization for the EU for BNT162b2 against COVID-19. The distribution of vaccine will be prioritized according to the populations identified in guidance from the JCVI
• The MHRA’s decision is based on a rolling submission- including data from the P-III study- demonstrating 95% efficacy in participants without & with/ out prior SARS-CoV-2 infection- in each case measured from 7 days after the second dose
• This marks the first EUA following a WW P-III trial of a vaccine to combat the pandemic. The companies are anticipating further regulatory decisions across the globe in Dec’2020

 ­ Ref: Pfizer | Image: The Jakarta Post