AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine approval is a 'triumph for British science': Boris Johnson

The vaccine was approved on Wednesday

The approval of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on Wednesday was a "triumph for British science", Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

"It is truly fantastic news - and a triumph for British science - that the @UniofOxford/@AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use," Johnson tweeted.