A BRADFORD doctor has backed a sixth Covid vaccine being given approval in the UK.
A vaccine developed by Valneva has been given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The UK had been due to receive 100 million doses of the French firm’s jab, but the Government cancelled the deal in September due to a “breach of obligations”.
The independent medicines regulator is the first in the world to approve the Valneva product, MHRA said in a statement.
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.
Speaking on today’s Good Morning Britain, Dr Amir Khan said: “It’s the sixth Covid vaccine we have approved and we are the first country in the world to approve this Valneva vaccine.
“It’s positive news on the horizon.”
'Positive news on the horizon.'
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) April 15, 2022
Dr Amir Khan responds to the news that a new Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the UK.
He explains how Valneva works and why it might be better at holding out against new variants. pic.twitter.com/Ha6hdo2dFS
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