Hancock: Brexit helped UK to speedy approval of Covid vaccine
Health secretary credits Brexit with enabling UK to rush through approval of vaccine Matt Hancock has argued that Brexit helped the UK become the first western country to license a coronavirus vaccine, also saying he would be willing to be vaccinated on live TV as a way to encourage take-up.In a broadcast round on Wednesday morning following the announcement that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorised for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), the UK health secretary credited Brexit as a reason behind the quick move.