Coronavirus vaccine will have 'marginal impact' on hospital winter pressures as roll out to start, top doctors warn

The Coronavirus vaccine is slowly being rolled out across the globe in an effort to vaccinate as many people as possible as the pandemic continues.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus vaccination programme across the UK won't be affected by France's ban on freight, the Transport Secretary has said.Grant Shapps told Sky News on Monday morning that the disruption around the Channel ports in Kent 'won't have an impact' on vaccine supply.It comes as France suspended all traffic from the UK for 48 hours amid fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain.A number of EU countries have also banned flights from the four nations.Mr Shapps said: "Most

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of people have now been given a coronavirus vaccine in the UK.The nationwide roll-out began 10 days ago after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab became the first Covid-19 vaccine to get UK approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).Donald Trump has now announced that another vaccine - from US firm Moderna - is ready to use in America.Initial data shows it is nearly 95 per cent effective in protecting against Covid-19.But has the

Ian McKellen, the 81-year-old legendary British actor known for his role of Gandolf in the trilogy and Magneto in the franchise, has become one of the first celebrities to receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Wednesday, McKellen, rocking a rainbow striped scarf, received his first jab from an NHS nurse at Queen Mary's University Hospital in London, choosing to go public with his story to encourage others to get the vaccine. «I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine.

Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith has shared a candid photo of the moment she received the coronavirus vaccine.The 80 year old baking judge shared the photo of herself getting the jab done on her Twitter page and said it was “painless”. In the snap, Prue is wearing a face covering over her mouth and nose as well as a pair of glasses with red frames.

direct to your inboxThe government has revealed the total number of coronavirus vaccines administered in the UK so far.The UK's vaccine roll-out started on Tuesday last week after the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in the country.The first people to be vaccinated include elderly people over the age of 80, care home staff and residents and healthcare workers.The government had previously said 'tens of thousands' of people have been

immunisation programme in its history. This week the first jabs were carried out by the NHS in a huge breakthrough as the fightback against the C ovid-19 pandemic begins.

direct to your inbox This week saw the first people in Britain receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The rollout launch, on Tuesday, was dubbed 'V-Day' by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

direct to your inboxPeople with 'significant' allergies are being warned not to get the Pzifer coronavirus vaccine.It comes after two healthcare workers who received the jab yesterday, on the first day of the UK roll-out, suffered an allergic reaction shortly afterwards.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA), the UK's vaccine regulator, has now asked NHS Trusts not to administer the jab to anyone who has "a significant history of allergic reactions".But who exactly does

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direct to your inboxProfessor Jonathan Van-Tam led a Downing Street briefing on the potential coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday morning.Following the successful news that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine interim results show that it's 90 per cent effective, many questions have been raised about the likely roll out.The UK has secured 30 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine – the first agreement the firms signed with any government.But is thought people will need two doses, meaning not

begun its coronavirus vaccination programme today.Matt Hancock told MPs last week that the health service was ready to administer vaccines following the news that the UK regulator has approved the Pfizer vaccine candidate for use.He described it as a 'monumental step forward' in the country's response to the pandemic.The first vaccinations will be administered at NHS hubs in hospitals across the country.The NHS has published a list of around 50 trusts which will provide vaccination hubs, which

direct to your inbox The first pictures have been released of freezers that will be packed with coronavirus vaccines in the UK, as each of the four nations prepares to start administering the jabs next week.