{"id":12012,"date":"2022-08-16T09:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/uk-approves-worlds-first-vaccine-against-the-omicron-variant"},"modified":"2022-08-16T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T11:43:13","slug":"uk-approves-worlds-first-vaccine-against-the-omicron-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/uk-approves-worlds-first-vaccine-against-the-omicron-variant","title":{"rendered":"UK approves world&#8217;s first vaccine against the \u00d3micron variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The United Kingdom today approved the world&#8217;s first vaccine against the \u00d3micron variant of the Sars Cov2 virus, which causes the Covid-19 disease.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cited by RFI, Moderna\u2019s CEO, St\u00e9phane Bancel, underlined \u201cthe important role\u201d that could be \u201cplayed by the new generation\u201d of vaccines in protecting against Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reported that the new vaccine &#8220;complies with the parameters of safety, quality and efficacy&#8221; and that &#8220;side effects are &#8220;typically mild&#8221; and &#8220;similar to those observed in the original vaccines against the disease&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press, which quotes the Financial Times, &#8220;although the vaccine has been authorized for people over 18, it is expected that, in an initial phase, it will be administered to people over 50 years of age and to people with a higher clinical risk of complications due to Covid-19.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The UK is one of the most affected countries in Europe, with almost 180,000 deaths due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The United Kingdom today approved the world&#8217;s first vaccine against the \u00d3micron variant of the Sars Cov2 virus, which causes the Covid-19 disease. Cited by RFI, Moderna\u2019s CEO, St\u00e9phane Bancel, underlined \u201cthe important role\u201d that could be \u201cplayed by the new generation\u201d of vaccines in protecting against Covid-19. 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