It is the sixth coronavirus vaccine to be granted an MHRA authorisation
MHRA chief executive Dr June Raine said:"Our approval of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Valneva today follows a rigorous review of the safety, quality and effectiveness of this vaccine, and expert advice from the government's independent scientific advisory body, the Commission on Human Medicines.
This process for creating vaccines is widely used already in the production of flu and polio vaccines, the MHRA said.
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