In a major move to ensure the UK is ready to make a future COVID-19 vaccine available as quickly as possible, the government has published proposals to amend the medicines regulations to allow the use of an unlicensed vaccine "if there is a compelling case, on public health grounds," for doing so.
Coronavirus Notebook: UK Reveals Plans For Pre-Approval Use Of COVID-19 Vaccine
The UK government is proposing to take the "very unusual step" of making COVID-19 vaccines available before they are licensed. The international COVAX initiative is now supporting nine vaccines, and the EU and AstraZeneca have firmed up a vaccine purchase agreement.
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