The Oxford vaccine will start to be rolled out from Monday in the UK. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has become the second coronavirus jab to be approved for UK use, Sky News reports. It has been given the go-ahead by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News the Oxford vaccine will start to be rolled out from 4 January and that it will help "accelerate" vaccinating the nation. "Now the NHS will begin putting their extensive preparations into action to roll out the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine."

Source: The Standard December 30, 2020 07:18 UTC