UK to receive 10 million AstraZeneca doses from Serum Institute

The UK will receive 10 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the UK government said on Tuesday.

SII, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries. “The UK has ordered 100 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, of which 10 million doses will come from the Serum Institute of India,” said a UK government spokesperson.

No Astra Jab for Seniors: Ontario Health Minister

The health minister of Canada’s most populous province said on Tuesday Ontario seniors won’t receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since there’s limited data on its effectiveness in older populations.

Health Minister Christine Elliott said Ontario plans to follow the advice of a national panel that’s recommended against using the newly approved vaccine on people aged 65 and older.