MHRA approves Pfizer/BioNTech’s adapted COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) that targets Omicron XBB.1.5

UK Government

5 September 2023 -  Approval has today been granted by the MHRA for an adapted Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron XBB 1.5 sub-variant, after it was found to meet the UK regulator’s standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.

The vaccine has been approved for use in individuals from 6 months of age.

Read UK Government press release

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