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Fauci backtracks after uproar over UK vaccine approval: ‘I did not mean to imply sloppiness’

Fauci had blasted UK regulators for their speedy review of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Fauci downplayed earlier comments about the UK approval of Pfizer's vaccine
Fauci downplayed earlier comments about the UK approval of Pfizer's vaccine Photo: Getty Images

US health chief Dr Anthony Fauci has backtracked on criticism of UK health regulators for the speed at which they approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.

Fauci said that the UK’s quick review risked public confidence and said the US’s slower approach was more thorough.

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