Britons could start being vaccinated against coronavirus in the next three weeks, Matt Hancock said today, after hopes were raised by Pfizer’s breakthrough announcement.
Downing Street has ordered 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the pharmaceutical giant and its partner BioNTech, which early trials found to be 90 per cent effective. Oxford University and AstraZeneca are expected to release results of their vaccine shortly.
The Health Secretary said the military and NHS staff are on standby to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine across the UK from the start of December and will work “seven days a week”.
It came as the UK recorded another 532 deaths linked to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. It is the biggest daily rise since mid-May.
