Moderna jabs set for first UK residents from today as third approved vaccine is administered in Wales
The vaccine is the third which was approved for use in the UK after Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca
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Moderna jabs set for first UK residents from today as third approved vaccine is administered in Wales
The vaccine is the third which was approved for use in the UK after Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca
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People in Wales will receive the first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday.
The UK has bought 17 million doses of that vaccine – enough for 8.5 million people.
Jabs will be given out at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen in what has been hailed as “another key milestone” in the fight against coronavirus.
Investigations are continuing into any potential association of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab with a rare form of blood clot (Yui Mok/PA)
It comes as a trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in children has been paused while regulators investigate reports of a rare form of blood clot among adults.
The UK has bought 17 million doses of that vaccine – enough for 8.5 million people. Jabs will be given out at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen in what has been hailed as “another key milestone” in the fight against coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “delighted we can start the UK rollout of the Moderna vaccine in west Wales today”. He added: “The UK government has secured vaccines on behalf of the entire nation and the vaccination programme has shown our country working together at its best.” Wales Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: “This is another key milestone in our fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The first doses of the Moderna Covid vaccine will be given to patients in Wales from today.
Jabs will be given out at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen in what has been hailed as another key milestone in the fight against coronavirus.
Five thousand doses of the vaccine were also sent to vaccination centres in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area on Tuesday.
The US-made vaccine is due to be rolled out in Scotland in the coming days with England giving its first shots before the end of April.
The UK has bought 17 million doses of the Moderna jab – enough for 8.5 million people. People will initially receive 100,000 jabs and the number of doses administered will increase significantly in May and June.