Britain on Friday approved the use of the single shot
Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency announced.
“This is a further boost to the UK’s hugely successful
vaccination programme, which has already saved over 13,000 lives, and means
that we now have four safe and effective vaccines approved to help protect
people from this awful virus,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
The government hopes the single-dose jab “will play an
important role in the months to come”, he added, as young people come forward
for their vaccinations amid concern over the rise of the so-called Indian
variant.
Britain has ordered 20 million doses of the vaccine.
The European Medicines Agency said in April that a warning
about unusual blood clots with low blood platelet count should be added to its
product information following cases in the United States.
The vaccine was found to be 72 percent effective in
preventing moderate to severe coronavirus infection, according to a US trial.
Britain has administered more than 62 million shots so far,
mainly using the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines. It has also approved the use
of the Moderna vaccine.
After months of falling cases, infections have started to
rise again due to the emergence of the Indian variant, which has put in doubt
plans for a full reopening of the country on June 21.
AFP
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