{"id":16371,"date":"2021-05-28T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/?p=16371"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:30:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:30:34","slug":"which-vaccines-against-covid-19-are-being-used-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/16371","title":{"rendered":"Which vaccines against COVID-19 are being used in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are currently four COVID-19 vaccines that are authorised in the UK. Several others are expected during 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 28 May 2021 the UK approved a fourth vaccine\u00a0(JNJ-78436725), made by Janssen\/Johnson & Johnson. It was approved in the EU on 11 March and in the US on 27 February. Although this vaccine only needs a single injection, it is not likely to be available in the UK until later in 2021.<\/p>\n

The third vaccine that was approved in the UK is called\u00a0BNT162b2 (tozinameran). The trade name is Comirnaty.<\/p>\n

BNT162b2 is made by Pfizer\/BioNTech. It\u00a0was approved in the UK on 2 December, in the US on 12 December and in the EU on 21 December 2020.<\/p>\n

On 8 January 2021, a second similar vaccine, developed by Moderna\/NIH was approved in the UK. However, this is unlikely to be widely available until March\/April 2021. The Moderna was approved in the US on 18 December 2020. The code name for this vaccine is mRNA-1273. It was approved in Europe on 6 January.<\/p>\n

On 30 December 2020, the UK approved the vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca. This is called ChAdOx1 (from Ch<\/strong>imp Ad<\/strong>enovirus Ox<\/strong>ford). It also has the code name AZD1222.<\/p>\n

Other vaccines are being used in UK studies (see later below). These include:<\/p>\n