Moscow: The British government has secured yet another 2 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine and expects that about 3.5 million individuals will be in a position to get vaccinated, the government stated in a statement on Sunday.
“The UK was one of the first countries in Europe to sign a deal with Moderna, and I’m delighted we have been able to secure a further 2 million doses of their promising candidate for the British public,” Business Secretary Alok Sharma stated as quoted in the government release.
According to the statement, the new deal, signed on Sunday, brings the total quantity of Moderna vaccine doses secured for the UK to 7 million.
“Following today’s deal, the UK now has access to enough doses of Moderna’s vaccine candidate for around 3.5 million people,” the British government stated on Sunday.
According to the government release, the Moderna vaccine nevertheless requires to get approval from the Medicines and Healthcare merchandise Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
“If it is approved, 7 million doses could start to be delivered to the UK as early as spring 2021 – the same timetable as other countries in Europe,” the British government stated.
In total, the UK has secured 357 million vaccine doses from 7 distinct developers. The Moderna vaccine seems to be practically 95% powerful. It is at present in phase 3 clinical trials. There had been 95 instances of infection amongst individuals in the company’s 30,000-patient study. Only 5 of them occurred in individuals who created Covid-19 soon after getting Moderna’s vaccine, mRNA-1273.