The Thermo Fisher Scientific facility in Swindon will become the first in the UK location to produce the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The deal is set to bring £70m of investment  - mainly around the expansion of production lines and the installation of ultra-cold storage - and will create 200 jobs to Swindon.

The vaccine will be produced at the Thermo Fisher Scientific site on Kingfisher Drive – marking the first time that the vaccine will be made or bottled in the UK. Production is expected to begin in early next year.

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