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Britain approves Covid-19 vaccine
Country becomes first in world to approve a Covid-19 jab
Thanks to Brexit and us no longer being in the European Medicines Agency - which we were threatened leaving would leave us without life saving drugs - Britain has been able to be the first country to approve the Covid-19 vaccine, ahead of our continental neighbours in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by BBC News
A great day for British science and British independence!
https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...id-19-vaccinesQuote:
Until the end of December 2020, EU legislation requires biotechnological medicines (which would include candidate COVID-19 vaccines) to be authorised via the European Medicines Agency, and a marketing authorisation granted by them would automatically be valid in the UK. From January 2021, the UK’s licensing authority will have new powers to license all medicines, including vaccines. However, if there is a compelling case, on public health grounds, for using a vaccine before it is given a product licence, given the nature of the threat we face, the JCVI may take the very unusual step of advising the UK government to use a tested, unlicensed vaccine against COVID-19, and we need to make sure that the right legislative measures are in place to deal with that scenario.
The German Health Minister seems to disagree with the regulator.
https://order-order.com/2020/12/02/g...ccine-rollout/
The EU is behind because it is following a "common European approach". Britain on the other hand broke free of those and enacted emergency legislation.
that article concludes that we couldnt have done this if we were a full member because other members chose to take a common approach. we are still subject to EU regulations so if the provision wasnt there in the first place, then we wouldnt have been able to do this and your argument would have been sound, but it isnt. and it isnt "emergency legislation", its provisions already laid out in the european regulations
i find it very ironic that you choose to trust a german minister who had no hand in our approval process over MHRA, no doubt if said german minister said the opposite you would have ignored him
So thank God we're out of an organisation that seeks to put some mythical and ideological consideration of "European unity" ahead of public health and the economy. It goes to show just how deep this pan-Europeanism virus has infected the body politic across Europe, although thankfully no longer in Britain.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
I'm surprised you think that we're even capable of a vaccine. Wasn't Brexit supposed to have led to even diabetics not being able to access life-saving medicines? Indeed, I very well remember when Farage was on a debate during the referendum (he vs the audience after Cameron) quite an aggressive man claimed all terrible things would happen in regards to medicines not being able to reach us. The man himself claimed he worked for a medicines agency (European, I think). An 'expert' and Farage was right, huh.
you can huff and puff about how bad the eu is but it doesnt mean youre right, the provisions are there and we chose to use it as we are still subject to eu regs. other states chose not to, it's as simple as that. (almost like they were exercising sovereignty)Quote:
Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
i dont understand how dense you can be. the borders don't become enforced until after the transition period, i.e. 1st january. it's at that point when everything is going to be delayed, and there's simply no way a border with checks on goods is going to be as smooth as a border without them. good thing we're not importing a vaccine from belgium because the company just closed their UK operationsQuote:
I'm surprised you think that we're even capable of a vaccine. Wasn't Brexit supposed to have led to even diabetics not being able to access life-saving medicines? Indeed, I very well remember when Farage was on a debate during the referendum (he vs the audience after Cameron) quite an aggressive man claimed all terrible things would happen in regards to medicines not being able to reach us. The man himself claimed he worked for a medicines agency (European, I think). An 'expert' and Farage was right, huh.
use a little bit of critical thought
Do you think holding back a vaccination in the name of "European unity" is a good or a bad thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
Are you predicting that life saving medicines for the likes of diabetes are going to cease on the 1st January 2021?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
discussing anything with you is pointless as you just make up counter arguments with no relevance or just make up things others say
Not at all. The European Union decided collectively not to enact emergency legislation and decided to postpone a vaccination in the name of European unity. Britain on the other hand decided to ignore this and enact emergency legislation. My question to you is, had Britain still been an EU member would it have been right to do things independently in regards to the vaccination or to wait as the other 27 have in the name of "European unity"?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
Because a key criticism of Remainers was always that Britain did not "play its part" and was always "detatched" from the European project.
Update on this.
Germany, fed up with EU incompetence with the vaccine, has binned "European solidarity" and just gone and done its own thing.