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We always had the right under EU law to make emergency authorisations for medicines. How is that related to Brexit?
by spzb 6y ago
We always had the right under EU law to make emergency authorisations for medicines. How is that related to Brexit?
- krona 6y agoThere is a right to ask permission for emergency authorisation in the EU. It was not given, and still probably wouldn't have been given if the UK hadn't rolled out the vaccine.
- spzb 6y agoSection 174 of the Human Medicines Regulations disagrees with you https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/174/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/174...
- jen20 6y agoThis is simply untrue, and spreading such misinformation has been the hallmark of lying right-wing politicians in the UK - Farage, Rees-Mogg, François etc. A direct quote from The Financial Times [1]: "Was the UK able to do this [provide emergency authorisation for the Pfizer vaccine] because of Brexit? No." Sources: [1]: The Financial Times - https://www.ft.com/content/021720c2-157e-40b4-b2f9-33515032fb19 https://www.ft.com/content/021720c2-157e-40b4-b2f9-33515032f... [2]: UK legislation - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/contents/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/contents/made