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Moderna vaccine live updates as UK roll out begins
Meanwhile, concerns about the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab are being taken very seriously
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The third coronavirus vaccine jab to be approved for use in the UK is being rolled out today (Wednesday) in Wales.
The first dose of the Moderna vaccine will be administered at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, the Welsh Government said.
Vaccination centres in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area were sent 5,000 does of the vaccine on Tuesday (April 6). The vaccine’s approval by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency was announced on January 8.
Covid vaccine UK updates as South African variant spreads
All the latest coronavirus updates from Hull, East Yorkshire and beyond
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According to research the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of coronavirus.
But the British company said early data from the study has shown the jab can protect against severe disease caused by the mutation.
The study - due to be published on Monday and first reported by the Financial Times - into the E484K mutation involved some 2,000 people, most of whom were young and healthy.