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AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine approval is a 'triumph for British science' - Johnson

Wed, 30th Dec 2020 07:30

LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The approval of a COVID-19
vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on
Wednesday was a "triumph for British science", Prime Minister
Boris Johnson said.

"It is truly fantastic news - and a triumph for British
science - that the @UniofOxford/@AstraZeneca vaccine has been
approved for use," Johnson tweeted.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle, editing by
David Milliken)

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