UK soon to give emergency approval to any COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough
UK soon to give emergency approval to any COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough
Legal change will enable population to be immunised as quickly as possible
The government has said that any new and effective COVID vaccine will be given emergency approval for use in the UK and an expanded workforce will be trained to enable more and more people.
A change in the law would allow the UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), before being granted temporary approval for the vaccine, as it has been licensed by European authorities, which is a normal procedure.
Ministers say this will happen only if the vaccine meets the highest safety and effectiveness standards.
England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said: “We are making progress in developing the COVID-19 vaccine, which we hope will save lives, protect health workers and return to normalcy in the future Will be important in.
If we develop effective vaccines, it is important that we make them available to patients as soon as possible but only once safety standards are met. Today’s proposals suggest improved access.
Suggest ways to create and ensure that COVID-19 and many people are protected from the flu and to ensure that any vaccine used is both safe and effective, without sacrificing completely.
In MHRA Unlicensed medicine or vaccine has the power to grant temporary authorization, where a product proves to be safe and effective and is in the patient’s best interest based on available evidence.
A consultation is being started on Friday, which will last for three weeks And health experts and key stakeholder groups Will amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to seek opinion and advice on the proposals.
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