direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has urged the public to trust in the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as it was approved by the UK's medicines regulator.
The vaccine, which is deemed to be 95 per cent effective, has been given the go ahead by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).It will be administered through care homes, GPs and pharmacists and in vaccination centres in large venues such as sports halls from next week and into the New Year.During a press conference on Wednesday, the Mayor of Greater Manchester emphasised the rigorous checks that will have been conducted before the vaccine was approved.Mr Burnham drew on his own experience as former Health Secretary during the 2009 swine flu epidemic as he.