Health
Vaccine to have ‘marginal impact’ on winter pressures as rollout work continues – Jersey Evening Post
The UK is the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, with around 800,000 doses due to arrive by the end of next week.
The UKs chief medical officers have warned the coronavirus vaccine will only have a marginal impact on hospital numbers over the winter as each of the four nations prepares to start administering the first doses next week.
Festive gatherings are likely to put additional pressure on healthcare services, with a tough few months still ahead, experts said.
It comes as preparations are continuing to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from as early as Tuesday in what has been described as one of the…
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