UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for use next week

Vaccinations against Covid-19 will start across the UK next week after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab was approved by the MHRA (David Cheskin/PA)

The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has been approved in the UK, paving the way for vaccination to start next week.

The jab has been shown in studies to be 95% effective and works in all age groups.