Britain, the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine in late 2020, has now also given the first green light to a variant-adapted shot that targets both the original and Omicron version of the virus, Reuters reported.The UK medicines regulator (MHRA) gave the so-called bivalent vaccine made by United States drug company Moderna (MRNA.O) conditional approval as a booster for adults on Monday.Later on Monday, the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) backed the use of the variant-adapted shot in the country's booster campaign starting September.No serious safety concerns were identified with the new Moderna formulation, the MHRA added on Monday.The post UK first to approve Omicron COVID shot with Moderna nod first appeared on Ariana News.