MANY people have praised the Queen’s speech this year as being one of the finest ever. In it, Her Majesty used the parable of the Good Samaritan to urge everyone in the commonwealth to embody a spirit of selflessness and hopefulness in these bleak times. The speech highlighted something that we have all come to appreciate this year, that the worst of times can often bring out the best in people. We would like to think today’s Oxford Mail illustrates this same juxtaposition of adversity and community spirit alive and well in our county. Today’s front page story features a special report, funded by the European Journalism Centre, on how families across Oxfordshire have struggled with job losses, loss of income and food poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 500,000 Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect nation
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 8:31
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MORE than half a million Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect the nation at record pace.
Boris Johnson last night celebrated the major milestone, saying the progress should give the nation “hope and confidence”.
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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being offered by hundreds of GP surgeries and hospitals across the country Credit: Getty Images - Getty
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Millions of people are due to get the jab by the end of the yearCredit: Getty Images - Getty
More than 500,000 Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect nation
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Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 8:34
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MORE than half a million Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect the nation at record pace.
Boris Johnson last night celebrated the major milestone, saying the progress should give the nation “hope and confidence”.
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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being offered by hundreds of GP surgeries and hospitals across the country Credit: Getty Images - Getty
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Millions of people are due to get the jab by the end of the yearCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Govt expects states, UTs to add 8,000 more cold chain points (IANS Exclusive)
By IANS| Published: 17th December 2020 7:01 am IST
By Ashish Srivastava
New Delhi, Dec 16 : The cold storage network in the country is likely to reach 37,000 as states and Union territories are expected to raise at least 8,000 more cold chain points in the coming months as the country moves ahead with preparations for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a member of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) told IANS.
Currently, around 29,000 cold chain points are being drawing up for the mega COVID immunisation drive.
The member told IANS that the government had asked all states and UTs about the addition they would make to the existing network of cold chain storage units. “They informed us that provision for up to 8,000 cold chain points would be made by them in the coming months,” the member said.
Govt expects states, UTs to add 8,000 more cold chain points
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US states to start getting Covid-19 vaccine from Monday. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 16 : The cold storage network in the country is likely to reach 37,000 as states and Union territories are expected to raise at least 8,000 more cold chain points in the coming months as the country moves ahead with preparations for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, a member of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) told IANS.
Currently, around 29,000 cold chain points are being drawing up for the mega COVID immunisation drive.