Matt Hancock suggested today the mass roll out of a coronavirus vaccination programme could be just weeks awayVulnerable Britons could start to be vaccinated against coronavirus within weeks, Matt Hancock suggested again today. Not only does the NHS have the enormous Covid vaccination programme to contend with, it is also being asked to administer 30 million flu jabs - the biggest number ever. Meanwhile, the NHS is said to be launching a major recruitment drive to hire up to 40,000 thousand staff to administer the Pfizer vaccine. Unlike Pfizer's jab, Moderna's jab can be kept in normal fridges and freezers at between -20°C (-4°F) and 8°C (46°F). The UK is likely to pay around £15 per jab for the Pfizer vaccine.

Source: The Nation November 20, 2020 10:52 UTC