The Moderna vaccine was given the green light for UK use in January and ministers have ordered 17 million dosesThe Moderna coronavirus vaccine is on course to start being used in the UK from next month, it has been confirmed. A first shipment of the jab, which is a messenger RNA vaccine akin to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine already in use, is expected in about three weeks. SponsoredThe arrival of the vaccine from the US could herald the extension of vaccination to under-50s, with the initial priority groups, including all over-50s and those with underlying health conditions, due to have been offered a first dose by April 15. The Thames riverside was packed at Richmond a day before England’s “stay at home” advice was eased ALEX LENTATI/LNPMore than 30 million people in the UK have now had their first dose of coronavirus vaccine, figures showed yesterday, and health officials said they were confident Britain had enough vaccine to offer everyone a second dose

Source: The Times March 28, 2021 23:02 UTC