Pfizer-BioNTech COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5 approved in Britain
The regulator on Wednesday also approved Novavax's COVID-19 shot as a booster for adults.;
UK: Britain's health regulator has approved the country's first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants and the original coronavirus strain.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the vaccine from Pfizer and partner BioNTech was approved for use as a booster in people 12 years and older after it was found to meet safety, quality, and effectiveness standards.
Britain had already approved so-called bivalent vaccines targeting the Omicron BA.1 sub-variant from Pfizer-BioNTech and rival Moderna, but now has added a first against BA.4/5 in its arsenal with the latest authorisation.
The regulator on Wednesday also approved Novavax's COVID-19 shot as a booster for adults.
"All approved COVID booster vaccines help to improve the protection obtained from earlier doses of the vaccine and help give longer-term protection against getting seriously ill from COVID-19," the MHRA said.
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