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UK approves second vaccine after Pfizer earlier this month
British government “supplies 100 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine as soon as possible”
“Maximum 12 weeks between the 1st and 2nd vaccination … it will be of great help”
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The UK government has approved the emergency use of Corona 19 vaccine by its pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The United Kingdom, the first in the world to approve this vaccine, will be able to receive a second vaccine after Pfizer. Reporter Kim Tae-hyun’s report. The urgent use of the corona vaccine in development has been approved by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in the UK. The UK Ministry of Health made this decision in response to recommendations from the Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Authority (MHRA). The UK is the first to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is inexpensive with robust storage and distribution. The UK received the second vaccine this time after the world’s first Pfizer vaccine was approved earlier this month. Health Minister Matt Hancock said: “If 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are available, we will distribute it as soon as possible.” “This vaccine will be of great help as the period between the first and the second dose is up to 12 weeks,” Hancock said. Local media said that the AstraZeneca vaccine will be available from the 4th of next month. However, the pharmaceutical company did not ask the European Union for approval of “conditional sale” or emergency use. “AstraZeneca only provides data from clinical trials and needs additional information on the quality of the vaccine,” said Noel Wasshun, deputy director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Currently, Korea has signed a vaccine supply contract with AstraZeneca for 10 million people. YTN Taehyun Kim[[email protected]]is.
