London: Britain has approved a booster vaccine against Kovid-19 (Corona), which is claimed to be effective against both the original and Omicron variant forms of the virus. . With this the UK has become the first country to have approved such a vaccine. The country’s health officials announced this on Monday. The drug regulatory body MHRA said that it has approved the modern vaccine against the coronavirus as it was found to meet the standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.
The regulator said one-half (25 micrograms) of each dose of the booster vaccine Spikevax Bivalent Original Omicron works against the original form, while the other half targets Omicron. MHRA Chief Executive Dr. Jay Raine said she is pleased to announce the approval of a new booster vaccine, which was found to be effective in clinical trials against Omicron as well as the 2020 original form.