Winter cheer for Britain as AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine approved
Battling a new surge, UK is the first to give nod to long anticipated two-dose shot
30 December 2020 - 10:56
London — Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a huge winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus.
AstraZeneca said the authorisation was for a two-dose regime and that the vaccine has been approved for use for emergency supply. Britain has ordered 100-million doses of the vaccine...
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