Vaccine Rollout

UK Vaccination Drive Hit With Supply Delays Over the Coming Weeks

  • Britain is facing a squeeze on supply of COVID-19 vaccines next month in part due to a delay in a shipment from India’s Serum Institute that is making AstraZeneca’s shot.
  • British health officials warned that the world’s fastest big economy roll-out of the vaccine would face a significant reduction in supplies from March 29.

An expected reduction in the UK’s Covid vaccine supply in April is partly due to a delay in a delivery from India of five million Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, reports BBC.

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UK Statistics Chief Warns of Next Surge in COVID19 Infections

  • The UK’s national statistician said he has no doubt that there will be a further wave of Covid-19 infections in the autumn.
  • Experts have warned Britain is still not out of the woods amid concerns over new variants and the risks of the public breaching restriction rules.

Britain’s chief national statistician on Sunday said he has “no doubt” that there will be a further wave of COVID-19 infections in the autumn, the ITV reported.

Regional variation

Professor Ian Diamond, head of the British Office...

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How The World Is Preparing To Roll-out the COVID19 Vaccine?

The UK's Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC)
  • The world is facing a huge logistical challenge as countries prepare to roll out vaccines
  • To be immune from the pandemic we need billions of doses of several types of vaccines
  • There are many hurdles to this effective large scale distribution including getting the huge quantities of glass vials for vaccine and refrigerators to keep them cold
  • Already, efforts are going on to secure cold chains for this purpose
  • Setting up a viable and effective vaccinating network is another daunting task
  • Countrie...

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