Matt Hancock faced a backlash today after claiming Brexit meant the UK beat the rest of the world to approve the new coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, Berlin's ambassador to the UK issued a sharp retort after Business Secretary Alok Sharma said history would remember the 'UK led humanity's charge against this disease'. 'A few weeks of thorough examination by the EMA is better than a hasty emergency marketing authorisation of a vaccine.' A spokeswoman said 'The temporary authorisation of the vaccine by the MHRA is not a marketing authorisation. At a press briefing, MHRA chief Dr June Raine said: 'We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until January 1.

Source: Daily Mail December 02, 2020 16:03 UTC