Covid-19 vaccine to be given the green light in the UK after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab began its rollout programme in December.
The vaccine has been developed in the UK by Oxford University and the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.It comes after England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned vaccine shortages are likely to cause problems for "several months" with a lack of global supplies likely to hamper efforts to protect the UK in the first part of 2021.Public Health England has already stated it does not recommend mixing different coronavirus vaccines amid fears over the possible shortages.Both vaccines require two doses – an initial jab and a follow-up booster.The first doses of the vaccine will be administered after the UK again.