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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Liam Smillie

Covid vaccine developed in West Lothian is approved

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved a Covid-19 vaccine developed in Livingston for use in the UK.

And it has the potential to be more effective for longer than alternative vaccines.

It is the sixth Covid-19 vaccine to be granted an MHRA authorisation for use in Britain, and is produced by French Biotech company Valneva, who have a production plant for the shots in Livingston.

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