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UK set to approve Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Friday: Bloomberg News

Published: 08 Jan 2021 - 02:51 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 07:39 pm
Vials with a sticker reading,

Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

Reuters

UK health regulators may grant emergency use authorization to Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Friday, making it the third vaccine to receive approval in the country, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford received approval in December followed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's shot.

The two-dose Moderna vaccine has already been rolled out in the United States, Canada.

It was about 95% effective at preventing illness in clinical trials that found no serious safety issues.