AstraZeneca to make 30 million doses of Oxford vaccine available by September - if it works
DRUGS giant AstraZeneca will make 30 million doses of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine by September just for the UK if it proves to work.to get doses for nearly HALF the population.Oxford scientists have already begun their firs trials in humansIt will make 100million doses of the vaccine over time if it proves to prevent the infection.
That's on top of £47m already handed out to scientists who are racing for a cure to the disease raging across the world. Oxford has finished its first phase of human trials this week - with everyone planned having received their vaccine dose on schedule.Business Secretary Mr Sharma said today: "Our scientists are at the forefront of vaccine development. This deal with AstraZeneca means that if the Oxford University vaccine works, people in the UK will get the first access to it, helping to protect thousands of lives.
"The UK continues to lead the global response to find a vaccine, and the government is backing our scientists to do this as quickly as possible."
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