coronavirus are to be manufactured in Scotland. The UK government has struck a partnership with the Valneva company to provide up to 100 million doses of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, to be manufactured at its facilities in Livingston.
The government is expected to contribute to clinical studies costs and is negotiating funding to expand Valneva’s Scottish facility which will create high-skilled jobs in the area.
Valneva has an in-principle agreement for 60 million doses and if the vaccine is proven to be safe, effective and suitable, the UK has secured an option to acquire a further 40 million doses.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster.