The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out soon. Britain's vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first such as care home residents, health and care staff, the elderly and people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, the report added. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the programme would begin early next week. Hospitals, he said, were already ready to receive it. Pfizer said Britain's emergency use authorisation marks a historic moment in the fight against coronavirus. Both Pfizer-BioNTech and U.S. biotech firm Moderna have reported preliminary findings of more than 90% effectiveness - an unexpectedly high rate - in trials of their vaccines.
