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Oxford coronavirus vaccine will go to care home residents and staff first, Health Secretary says

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direct to your inboxThe Oxford coronavirus vaccine will go to care home residents and staff first, the Health Secretary has said.Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Matt Hancock said 2020 'can be a year of renewal'.

He said he was 'determined' care home residents and staff are 'at the front of the queue'.Mr Hancock wrote: "The approval of the Oxford vaccine is great news for everyone."It will protect people from this dreadful disease, starting with the most vulnerable."We know older people are more vulnerable and our wonderful NHS have been working hard, vaccinating thousands of care home residents with the existing Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, including the Chelsea Pensioners."But the new Oxford vaccine is much better suited to reach all of.

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