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John Ferguson

Millions of covid vaccine doses set to be manufactured in Scotland after new jab approved

Millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses are set to be manufactured in Scotland after a new jab was approved for use in the UK by regulators.

Scientists hope Livingston based Valneva’s jab will be more effective against different variants because it contains a whole copy of the virus.

Plans to hire 200 staff at the Scottish plant were thrown into doubt last year after Boris Johnson pulled the plug on a £1billion contract to buy 100million doses.

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