Valneva’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved In UK While Talks Continue Over Scrapped Supply Deal

The MHRA has become the first regulatory agency worldwide to grant a marketing authorization for the inactivated whole virus COVID-19 vaccine, VLA2001.

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Six COVID-19 vaccines are now approved in the UK • Source: Alamy

VLA2001, the COVID-19 vaccine from Valneva, was today granted regulatory approval for use in the UK, seven months after the government terminated its contract with the French firm for 100 million doses, citing a “breach of obligations.”

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) awarded VLA2001 a conditional marketing authorization, becoming the first regulator worldwide to...

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