First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed that a new Covid vaccine will be used in Wales. The vaccine, which has been developed by Valneva, has been given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The independent medicines regulator is the first in the world to approve the Valneva product, MHRA said in a statement. The drug has been approved for use in people aged 18 to 50, with two doses to be taken 28 days apart.
It can also be stored at a normal fridge temperature. The jab developed by the firm, which has a factory in Livingston near Edinburgh, is the sixth Covid-19 vaccine to be granted an MHRA authorisation.
