Matt Hancock to give coronavirus vaccine update - what time it is and what he will say

Covid-19 vaccine. Valneva has started commercial manufacturing of its Coronavirus jab in Livingston, West Lothian, which is expected to deliver up to 60 million doses by the end of the year if approved for use.

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states

coronavirus pandemic. Number 10 said Mr Hancock, who came out of self-isolation at the weekend after being contacted by Track and Trace, will lead the press conference.It is not clear yet who will join him on the podiums.

Prince William is hoping his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, being vaccinated for the coronavirus will help quell uncertainty about the shot among the British people. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed earlier this month that the Queen, 94, and her husband, Prince Philip, 99, were given a vaccine in an effort to not only inoculate the duo from contracting COVID-19, but "to prevent inaccuracies and further speculation" as well.

Dominic Raab said today the UK Government was working towards a target of the entire county receiving their first jab by early autumn. It comes as the Scottish Government steps up its recruitment of vaccinators to administer doses across the country, with more than 5,000 registered so far - a figure which does not include all participating GPs.

coronavirus vaccine by September, Dominic Raab has pledged. The Foreign Secretary said the Government was working to the early autumn target to complete the roll out - with 3.5 million already receiving their first jab.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has been challenged on Good Morning Britain on whether teachers could be 'bumped up' the priority vaccine list.The governments aim is to have offered the top four priority groups - including the clinically extremely vulnerable and care home residents - either the Pfizer or Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine by mid-February.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock was left unable to answer Piers Morgan after being accused of being 'shamed' into offering free schools meals by Marcus Rashford. The health secretary appeared on Good Morning Britain to be quizzed by Piers and Susanna Reid on the vaccine roll-out.

vaccine by the autumn, absolutely.

Matt Hancock was left looking sheepish on breakfast television after being grilled by an ICU nurse who demanded to know how he could "look NHS staff in the face." The Health Secretary appeared on Good Morning Britain today to address whether there would be a national lockdown, the confusion regarding schools and on ICU wards struggling over understaffing.