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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Valneva Covid vaccine approved for use in UK

Pharmaceutical firm Valneva said the UK Government had terminated a supply agreement for Covid-19 vaccines. (Steve Parsons/PA)

A Covid vaccine that was abandoned by the government because of production delays on Thursday became the sixth to be approved for use in the UK.

The Valneva jab is made in Scotland and has been found in trials to potentially offer better immunity and fewer side effects than the commonly used AstraZeneca vaccine, including against Omicron and new variants.

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