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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine expands to General Practice services in UK
As part of a phased rollout since the jabs received regulatory approval last month, the vaccine has been trialled at selected hospitals in the country for surveillance purposes.
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Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca are checked as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. (Photo | AP) By PTI
LONDON: Supplies of the Oxford University vaccine produced by AstraZeneca began expanding to General Practice (GP) led services in the UK from Thursday to make it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against COVID-19, the British government said.
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expands to General Practice services in UK
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Aditi Khanna
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Supplies of the Oxford University vaccine produced by AstraZeneca have begun expanding to General Practice led services from today to make it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19, the UK govt said
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LONDON :
Supplies of the Oxford University vaccine produced by AstraZeneca vaccine have begun expanding to General Practice (GP) led services from Thursday to make it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against COVID-19, the UK government said.
As part of a phased rollout since the jabs received regulatory approval last month, the vaccine has been trialled at selected hospitals in the country for surveillance purposes before being sent out to hundreds of community-based local vaccination services.
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine expands to GP services in UK
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Last Updated: Jan 07, 2021, 03:56 PM IST
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“The biggest vaccination programme in NHS (National Health Service) history is already off to a strong start with around 1 million people already vaccinated against coronavirus – this is a credit to our exceptional NHS staff,” said Dr Nikki Kanani, GP and NHS medical director for primary care.
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The rollout comes after the vaccine was approved for use outside of hospitals by the four Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom and NHS England s Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis.
LONDON: Supplies of the Oxford University vaccine produced by AstraZeneca vaccine have begun expanding to General Practice (GP) led services from Thursday to make it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against COVID-19, the UK government said.
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