Freedom of Information request on the MHRA's authorisation for the use of eight experimental vaccines in the "Cov Boost Study" in the UK (FOI 21-614)
Published 13 August 2021
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3rd June 2021 FOI 21/614
Dear
Thank you for your enquiry dated 21st May 2021 which has been considered under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
Regarding ‘Subject: C J 139: “Cov-Boost Study” to evaluate Covid 19 vaccine boosters’ you asked for the following:
• Details of the authorisation provided by MHRA [as medical regulator] for the use of the 8 experimental vaccines in the “Cov Boost Study” in the UK.
The following clinical trial application was approved by the MHRA on the 17th May 2021; ‘A randomised, phase II UK multi-centre study to determine reactogenicity and immunogenicity of booster vaccination against ancestral and novel variants of SARS-CoV-2 (COV-BOOST).’
The formal letter of authorisation is appended to this letter as requested.
We now consider this request closed.
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