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NHS delivers life-saving Oxford jab
05/01/2021
The NHS has started the rollout of the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine with patients at Oxford University Hospital the very first to get the life-saving jab.
Dialysis patient Brian Pinker, who describes himself as Oxford born and bred, became the very first person to be vaccinated by the hospital’s chief nurse and in doing so chalking up another world first for the NHS and major milestone in the phased vaccination programme. More….
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COVID-19 vaccines rolled out to people aged 70 years and over
19/01/2021
Millions of people aged 70 and over and those clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 will be invited to get their vaccinations from Monday 18 January, as the NHS begins roll out of the vaccines to the next two priority groups. The NHS has so far been working to vaccinate the first two priority...
One million over 80s invited to vaccination centres
19/01/2021
More than one million people aged 80 or over have been invited to book a coronavirus jab at a vaccination centre. Ten new large-scale centres, including a rugby ground, racecourse, food court and a cathedral, will open this week, joining the seven already delivering the life-saving jab. There are...
