Britain has enough vaccines for all second doses, health officials say - News Summed Up

Britain has enough vaccines for all second doses, health officials say


More than three million people in the UK have received their second dose of vaccineBritain has enough coronavirus vaccine to ensure everyone gets a second dose without disruption, health officials said this morning. Earlier this month the NHS warned vaccination sites to expect a “significant reduction” in vaccine supplies from next week. SponsoredHowever, Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), told BBC Breakfast he was confident everyone will be offered a second dose of coronavirus vaccine within 12 weeks of their first jab. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden confident Moderna vaccines will arrive in AprilHe was backed by Dr Nikki Kanani, NHS England’s medical director for primary care, who told Sky News: “The supply over April is slower, but we know that we will keep going. “We’ve got enough vaccine to give people the second doses, those second doses are protected, and we’ve


Source: The Times March 28, 2021 11:03 UTC



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