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First Covid-19 vaccines delivered to UK hospitals ahead of mass rollout

Telegraph, 07 Dec 2020
The first batches of coronavirus vaccines have been delivered to UK hospitals.

Around 800,00 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are expected to be ready for the start of the mass rollout programme.

The jab needs to be stored at -70 Celsius, and can survive a few days at normal refrigerator temperature, which means delivering and preparing the vaccine is a huge logistical challenge.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/06/four-million-doses-pfizer-covid-vaccine-will-arrive-uk-month/

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