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Coronavirus vaccine: Most over-80s won't get Covid-19 jab until next year

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Most people over 80 in Britain will have to wait until next year to get the coronavirus vaccine, a top health official says.

Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, said the "vast majority" of people at the top of the priority list won't get a jab until January, February or March.

Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, said the distribution of the vaccine would be a "marathon not a sprint".

Vaccinations will be administered at dozens of hospital hubs from Tuesday - dubbed "V-Day" by Health Secretary Matt Hancock - with people aged 80 and older, care home workers and NHS workers who are at higher risk at the front of the queue.

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