01:59 PM EDT, 07/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pfizer ( PFE ) and BioNTech's (BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the UK health regulator on Wednesday.

Comirnaty JN.1 will offer protection against the JN.1 COVID-19 subvariant, according to a statement from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Comirnaty JN.1 was previously approved by the European Medicines Agency.

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