Arriving in a humble cardboard box…the great Oxford vaccine that could save the world is delivered to hospitals as Hancock says inoculation drive is accelerating and AstraZeneca promises 2m doses a week
530,000 doses of jab will be available for rollout across UK from Monday with vulnerable groups as priority
One of the first hospitals to take delivery of a batch was the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath
Scientists blame vaccine s slow roll-out on lack of investment and no British medical manufacturers
Sir John Bell said that two million doses of the vaccine will be available per week in more than a fortnight
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UK hits record 57,725 daily virus cases
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UK hits record 57,725 daily virus cases
AP / Jan 2, 2021, 23:31 IST
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LONDON: The UK has registered a record 57,725 daily coronavirus cases.
Government figures show the UK has recorded five straight daily highs all above 50,000 and nearly double the levels of two weeks ago.
Also, hospitals in Britain have started receiving batches of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, approved by British regulators this week.
Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the country from Monday. Nursing home residents and their caretakers, those over 80 and hospital staff are set to receive the first doses.
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Batches of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at hospitals ahead of the jab s rollout.
Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from Monday, with vulnerable groups already identified as the priority for immunisation.
One of the first hospitals to take delivery of a batch on Saturday morning was the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, part of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr George Findlay, chief medical officer and deputy chief executive at the trust, said the vaccination programme gives NHS staff more confidence coming into work.