UK hit by vaccine shortage with new bookings put on hold
BBC, 18 Mar 2021
There will be a significant reduction in the availability of coronavirus vaccines from the end of March.
The NHS has written to local health organisations urging them not to take any new appointments from the 29th March. Those who already have bookings are not expected to lose their slot.
The BBC has been told that fewer batches of AstraZeneca vaccines are available than expected. Despite that, ministers insist that the vaccination targets they set are still achievable.
Meanwhile the European Union is continuing to struggle with its own vaccine supply problems, as some countries face a third wave of the pandemic.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Laura Kuenssberg, health editor Hugh Pym and Brussels correspondent Nick Beake.
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The NHS has written to local health organisations urging them not to take any new appointments from the 29th March. Those who already have bookings are not expected to lose their slot.
The BBC has been told that fewer batches of AstraZeneca vaccines are available than expected. Despite that, ministers insist that the vaccination targets they set are still achievable.
Meanwhile the European Union is continuing to struggle with its own vaccine supply problems, as some countries face a third wave of the pandemic.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Laura Kuenssberg, health editor Hugh Pym and Brussels correspondent Nick Beake.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#BBCNews
