Covid-19 vaccinations to begin early next week

It is extremely good news that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 has been formally authorised by the MHRA.

The UK is the first country in the world to have a clinically approved vaccine for supply, with the NHS standing ready to start vaccinating early next week.

40 million initial doses of this vaccine have been secured, with several million expected before the New Year. This offers real hope that the need for localised restrictions will start to gradually reduce - and our society can once again return closer to normality.

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