A new covid vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. The vaccine is manufactured by Valneva, a global biotechnology company that has a factory in Scotland.
The UK's medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency is the first of its kind in the world to approve the vaccine, which is based on "more traditional" technologies than some of the covid vaccines already in use. However, it appears unlikely the jab will be rolled out in significant numbers here after the government last year cancelled its order of 100 million doses, citing a "breach of obligations".
Nevertheless, another approved vaccine to fight the pandemic can only be a good thing, for the UK and the world. And Bristol played a part in its development, too.
