UK Approves Single Shot Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine

"This is a further boost to the UK's hugely successful vaccination programme, which has already saved over 13,000 lives," said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Britain on Friday approved the use of the single shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. "This is a further boost to the UK's hugely successful vaccination programme, which has already saved over 13,000 lives, and means that we now have four safe and effective vaccines approved to help protect people from this awful virus," said Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The government hopes the single-dose jab "will play an important role in the months to come", he added, as young people come forward for their vaccinations amid concern over the rise of the so-called Indian variant. Britain has ordered 20 million doses of the vaccine.