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The Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way - the largest in British history

Over-65s invited for Covid jab as hundreds rejected at Kassam Stadium NHS' chief visited healthcare staff at the Kassam Stadium today as they began vaccinating people aged 65 and over, and those who are clinically vulnerable against Covid-19. Sir Simon Stevens, head of the NHS, arrived at the Oxford Vaccination Centre to meet a range of staff including Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Dr Nick Broughton and Covid operations director Tehmeena Ajmal. The start of the fifth phase of the vaccine rollout comes only a day after ‘at least 200 people’ were turned away from...

Here is a look at how the vaccination programme unfolded. – December 2: The UK becomes the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. – December 8: Grandmother Margaret Keenan, 90, becomes the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech jab as the NHS launches its biggest ever vaccine campaign. Margaret Keenan, 90,became the first person in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine at University Hospital, Coventry (Jacob King/PA) – December 30: A Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca is approved fo...

NHS staff will begin vaccinating people aged 65 to 69 and those who are clinically vulnerable against Covid from tomorrow (Monday) with over one…

AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine could be anywhere from 22% to 90% effective, depending on the parameters. Doses might be more effective given 12 weeks apart.