The coronavirus vaccine designed by scientists at the University of Oxford has been approved for use in the UK, The BBC reported.
It marks a major turning point and will lead to a massive expansion in the UK’s immunisation campaign, which is aimed at getting life back to normal.
Health Secretary @MattHancock tells @skygillian that the UK has 100 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on order and the roll out will begin on 4 January.
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The UK has ordered 100 million doses from the manufacturer AstraZeneca – enough to vaccinate 50 million people.
The approval, by the medicines regulator, means the vaccine is both safe and effective. (BBC)
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