Lucky Strike and Benson & Hedges maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has become the latest firm to offer hope of a Covid-19 vaccine after revealing a breakthrough with its tobacco plant technology.

The UK-headquartered group said its US-based biotech business has been working on a potential vaccine for Covid-19, which it believes could offer up to 3 million doses a week from June.

BAT said the vaccine is now in pre-clinical testing and has the potential to offer a safer and faster way to develop vaccines than traditional methods.

It is being developed by its US firm Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP) using tobacco plant technology.

BAT said if successful and with the "right partners and support from government agencies" it could manufacture between 1 million and 3 million doses a week.


The maker of Benson & Hedges has been working on the coronavirus vaccine.
The group is currently in talks with the US Food and Drug Administration and UK's Department of Health and Social Care with hopes to partner with government agencies to bring the vaccine to clinical studies.

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