Fauci apologises after implied criticism of UK's 'rushed' Covid vaccine approval
by Jon Henley and agencies from on (#5B7GE)
Top US scientist says he did not mean to imply sloppiness', while EU defends slower approach
America's leading infectious diseases scientist, Anthony Fauci, has apologised for implying he thought Britain's drug regulator had rushed through its coronavirus vaccine approval, as European politicians defended the bloc's slower approach.
Fauci's comments came after the UK became the first western country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for general use, prompting scepticism among Britain's European neighbours and suggestions of politicisation.
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