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November 14, 2024
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: UK regulator approves another coronavirus vaccine

UK regulator approves Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine. In a statement, the UK government said the country’s regulator had authorized the vaccine after it met “strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.” The approval comes weeks after the UK became the first country in the world to start inoculating its citizens with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.