π΄ Boris Johnson has announced the Government will launch a UK-wide NHS-led vaccine distribution if the Pfizer vaccine passes all relevant checks.
He said: "If and when this vaccine is approved we will be ready to start using it."
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He said: "If and when this vaccine is approved we will be ready to start using it."
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40m doses have been ordered by the Government with 300m doses ordered from five other vaccine candidates.
However, the PM has said 'vaccine and testing are no substitute for social distancing and hand hygiene.'
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However, the PM has said 'vaccine and testing are no substitute for social distancing and hand hygiene.'
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Brigadier Joe Fossey is organising the mass testing in the city of Liverpool.
He says over 2,000 troops have answered the call to tackle #Covid19. There are 19 testing sites currently in place
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He says over 2,000 troops have answered the call to tackle #Covid19. There are 19 testing sites currently in place
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Urging the people of Liverpool to come and get tested, Brigadier Fossey says:
"We are set up and ready for you to come and get tested, please do not hesitate, make the most of this opportunity. What we are trialling now is a possible route out of lockdown."
"We are set up and ready for you to come and get tested, please do not hesitate, make the most of this opportunity. What we are trialling now is a possible route out of lockdown."
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam says he is "hopeful but not yet certain but we could see some vaccine by Christmas".
Preference in the distribution of the vaccine will be categorised by age, he says
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Preference in the distribution of the vaccine will be categorised by age, he says
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Jonathan Van-Tam says: "We are in the middle of the second wave and I don't see the vaccine making any difference for the wave we are now in."
He adds it would be a "colossal mistake" on any one of us to relax at this point
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He adds it would be a "colossal mistake" on any one of us to relax at this point
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Boris Johnson says the Pfizer vaccine update is a sign the "scientific cavalry" is on its way, but stresses the need for caution.
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