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The UK has become the first country to approve the vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, paving the way for immunisations to begin in the most vulnerable next week.
According to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, those who will receive the vaccine first will be older people in care homes, and people will be contacted by the NHS when it is their turn. The news heralds a breakthrough in medicine, with a vaccine being developed in just 10 months rather than decades.
The vaccine was approved for emergency use by the Medicines …
