When will the vaccine be available in the U.K.?Following Wednesday’s announcement by Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that the vaccine is safe to use.
The vaccine program is being rolled out by the state-run National Health Service, which expects to start vaccinating people in the highest priority groups next week.Why does Britain get the shot first?The U.K.
moved ahead of the U.S. and the European Union to designate the vaccine safe and effective for use, based on data from clinical trials that were updated for what regulators call “rolling reviews" as the trials progressed.