Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use in UK - BBC News

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday amid rising coronavirus cases.

The UK has ordered 100 million doses - enough to vaccinate 50 million people.

This would cover the entire population when combined with the full order of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

It comes as millions more people in England are expected to be the toughest tier four restrictions.

Vaccination centres will now start inviting patients to come and get the jab from next week.

Priority groups for immunisation have already been identified, starting with care home residents, the over-80s, and health and care workers.

Eventually all over 50s and younger adults with health conditions will be offered a jab in the first phase of rollout - more than 25 million people in total.

It is hoped that about two million patients a week could soon be vaccinated with two vaccines now approved.

[Roland_Tr_Swing]

Hancock a poor liar look how he grins when lying

[andylaauk]

A vaccine so safe, the manufacturer is immune to public liability.

[MrLoftusjj]

UNESCO bioethics and human rights article 6. Coercion and discrimination to have a va££ine is against international law.
“Any preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior, free and informed consent of the person concerned, based on adequate information. The consent should, where appropriate, be express and may be withdrawn by the person concerned at any time and for any reason without disadvantage or prejudice.”
Ever heard of the Nuremberg trials? It was deemed after that no medical treatment, prevention or procedure could be carried out on any human being without their informed consent.

[heidleberg]

Hancock is pleased about this development ? Funnily enough that doesn't make it appealing to me.

[yogi]

I haven't heard anything about vaccines in China.

[chadimirputin]

It maybe approved for use in the UK, but its not approved for use on me.

[sashasasha]

But what if we don't want the vaccine? It's our own personal choice. We shouldn't feel pressured or bullied in to getting one ?

[Roland_Tr_Swing]

Approved by who? Wheres the test data?

[goldfingaable]

As soon as the vaccines coming out the new strains are coming out

[diogennesthesinope]

All types of vaccines being approved by the UK people.

[dcasteaux]

Am only here to see what the BBC bots are doing today.

[TonyHavenMusic]

They cut him off so fast when he said "70 percen..." 😅

[MikeSandersonVideos]

Nope. Doesn't matter how much you artificially bump up likes on your video BBC, we all know what's going on.

[rubyshah]

Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is an enormous success for the Uk. Hopefully, 2021 will be better year.

[daanvegter]

I don't know how to feel anymore. 50.000 new cases but a new vaccine being approved. Hospitals are absolutely packed but the end is kinda insight. Really a challenging time for us all

[kevinwellwrought]

If coronavirus vaccine is reliable and safe why should the recipient sign a consent form???

[yoyoyd]

No, thank you - I'm so fed up, I hope all the feared sheeps will hurry up and take it so I can continue my life easier.

[paulhoskin]

I expect the people from Oxford will get done first

[downtime]

62% effective & made in the UK - life couldn't be better

[mikemaman]

its funny how everybody fail to mention what this vaccine had 60% efficiency before they asked Russia for help. And this is mixed english vaccine with russian. Why not mention Russia as well? Don't want to give Russia any good publicity?