Valneva approved as UK’s sixth Covid vaccine – The National

Valneva approved as UK’s sixth Covid vaccine – The National

The UK has approved its sixth Covid vaccine, giving the go-ahead for Valneva’s shot to be added to its protective arsenal.

The clearance “follows a rigorous review of the safety, quality and effectiveness of this vaccine”, said June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Bahrain granted Valneva's vaccine emergency use authorisation in early March.

Valneva uses an inactivated version of the virus to stimulate an immune response, a traditional technology that is widely used in the production of flu and polio vaccines.