Boris Johnson is to get his vaccine and 'it will certainly be Oxford/AstraZeneca' 56-year-old Johnson is in Cohort 8 of the UK’s roll-out order. By Rónán Duffy Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 2:33 PM Wed 2:33 PM 18,874 Views 31 Comments UK PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has said he is due to have his Covid-19 vaccine shortly and it will “certainly be Oxford/AstraZeneca”. In an effort to support for the jab, Johnson said the fact he is getting it is “the best thing I can say” about it. It comes as more than a dozen European countries including Ireland have temporarily stopped using vaccine. Johnson told MPs today: