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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/18/cor...to-distribute-vaccine-in-uk-by-september.html
The U.K. could roll out 30 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine as early as September, according to the British government.
In an announcement on Sunday, the government said the U.K. would be the first country to be given access to a vaccine being developed at Oxford University, should it prove successful in clinical trials.
The university announced in April that it had entered a licensing agreement with AstraZeneca, which would see the pharmaceutical giant manufacture and distribute the vaccine globally.
At the time, AstraZeneca said researchers at the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group would know by July whether their vaccine – which began human trials on April 24 – was effective in preventing Covid-19 infections.
Most experts agree that it would take between 12 to 18 months for a safe-to-use vaccine to be rolled out to the market.
The U.K. could roll out 30 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine as early as September, according to the British government.
In an announcement on Sunday, the government said the U.K. would be the first country to be given access to a vaccine being developed at Oxford University, should it prove successful in clinical trials.
The university announced in April that it had entered a licensing agreement with AstraZeneca, which would see the pharmaceutical giant manufacture and distribute the vaccine globally.
At the time, AstraZeneca said researchers at the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group would know by July whether their vaccine – which began human trials on April 24 – was effective in preventing Covid-19 infections.
Most experts agree that it would take between 12 to 18 months for a safe-to-use vaccine to be rolled out to the market.
