Freedom Information request on the assessment of the non-clinical data by MHRA and the EMA (FOI 21/866)
Published 27 April 2022
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9th August 2021 FOI 21/866 Dear
Thank you for your email.
The assessment of the non-clinical data by MHRA and the EMA is available in the Public Assessment Reports, that are published below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/vaxzevria-previously-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca
These contain some details of the numbers of animals and the types of animals used.
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