Boris Johnson Says He Will Have AstraZeneca Vaccine, Dismisses Safety Fears

"I finally got news and I've got to have my own jab, very shortly, I'm pleased to discover. It will certainly be Oxford AstraZeneca, that I will be having," Boris Johnson said .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he will take the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca after a number of European countries halted their rollout of the jab over safety fears. Johnson dismissed questions in parliament about why several countries had suspended use of the product developed by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company with scientists at Oxford University. But he told lawmakers: "I finally got news and I've got to have my own jab, very shortly, I'm pleased to discover. "It will certainly be Oxford AstraZeneca, that I will be having."