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COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer and Biontech achieves first Emergency Use Authorization in the world after UK approves it for widespread use
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COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer and Biontech achieves first Emergency Use Authorization in the world after UK approves it for widespread use

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced today that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the U.K. has granted a temporary authorization for emergency use for their COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19. The authorization comes following a worldwide Phase 3 trial of a vaccine. In a press release,  Pfizer and BioNTech have said that they are anticipating further regulatory decisions across the globe in the coming days and weeks and are ready to deliver vaccine doses following potential regulatory authorizations or approvals. The UK government has said that the distribution of the vaccine in the country will be prioritized according to the populations identified in guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).   “Today’s...
UK to stop installation of 5G network equipment from all ‘high risk vendors, including Huawei from next September
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UK to stop installation of 5G network equipment from all ‘high risk vendors, including Huawei from next September

The UK government has announced that Telecoms providers must stop installing Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G networks from September 2021. The announcement comes ahead of the Telecommunications (Security) Bill being tabled before the parliament. As per the Guardian report, Secretary of State for Digital Oliver Dowden has set out a road-map to remove high-risk vendors which includes the Chinese government controlled enterprise Huawei. The said road-map will be included in the Telecommunications (Security) Bill which will come up for discussion in the parliament. The legislation would create national security powers capable of imposing controls on when – if at all – a telecoms firm could use material supplied by companies such as Huawei. The Guardian report says that UK also plan...
Anti-Semitism in UK’s Labour Party – Why Lord Meghnad Desai’s resignation opens a can of worms for Jeremy Corbyn and the party
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Anti-Semitism in UK’s Labour Party – Why Lord Meghnad Desai’s resignation opens a can of worms for Jeremy Corbyn and the party

Lord Meghnad Desai, Indian-origin economist and author, has resigned as a member of the UK’s Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle racism within its ranks, reports The Daily Guardian. Lord Desai on Thursday said that he was forced to cancel his membership after 49 years after former party leader Jeremy Corbyn was readmitted just 19 days after he was suspended and despite findings of “unlawful acts” by the country’s human rights watchdog against him. The Daily Guardian quotes Lord Desai saying, “It was a very peculiar decision to allow him back without any apology. He has been refused the party whip in the House of Commons for a few months, but that is a very lame response to a very big crisis”. He added “I have been very uncomfortable and slightly ashamed ...