Firm poised to produce 60 million Covid-19 vaccines for UK in 2021

The firm will produce a further 130 million doses up to 2025 (David Cheskin/PA)

A factory in West Lothian is preparing to deliver 60 million Covid-19 vaccines by next year as part of a £1.3 billion deal with the UK Government.

Valneva is to produce a total of 190 million doses of its experimental drug VLA20001 – if the vaccine development proves successful – at its facility in Livingston over the next five years, having reached the agreement.