https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61104594

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A new Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the UK by regulators.

In trials, blood results from volunteers who received the jab had high levels of neutralising antibodies against the pandemic virus.

It outperformed the AstraZeneca vaccine on this measure in head-to-head tests.

The UK was due to receive 100 million doses of the jab, but the government cancelled the deal in September

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Approval is good news and it may mean anti-vaxxers who don't trust the alternatives may get on-board with this one.

It's at least an option in the face of the "if you don't get vaccinated it's tough shit if you catch it and die" policy the government is pursuing.

And a much needed option given covid deaths are running almost 50% above the level Javid said allowed all restrictions on infection spread to be abandoned.

Whether anyone will actually be able to get their hands on Valneva is the unanswered question as it doesn't seem the UK is ordering any.

Which isn't surprising given the government doesn't care about covid killing anti-vazzers.