Moderna jabs to be given to first UK residents today as third vaccine roll-out begins in Wales
This is the third vaccine approved for use in the UK after Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca
Vials of the Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna (Image: Marijan Murat/DPA via AP)
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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.
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