UK to roll out COVID vaccines on Dec 8

The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germanys BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the UK in supercold containers on Sunday two days ahead of the kickoff of Britains biggestever immunisation programme being closely watched around the worldAround 800000 doses are expected to be in place for the start of the rollout on Tuesday a day that British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly dubbed as VDay a nod to triumphs in World War IIDespite the huge complexities hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our countrys history from Tuesday said Professor Stephen Powis NHS Englands national medical director The first tranche of vaccine deliveries will be landing at hospitals by Monday in readinessVaccinations will be administered at around 50 hospital hubs in England starting Tuesday Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland will also begin their rollouts the same day Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospitals as outpatients and those being discharged after a stay in the hospital will be among the first to receive the jab in BritainHospitals will also start inviting over 80s in for a vaccine shot and will work with nursing homes to book staff into vaccination clinics Any appointments not taken up will be offered to those health workers deemed to be at the highest risk of serious illness from COVID19 Everyone who is vaccinated will need a booster jab 21 days laterBuckingham Palace refused to comment on speculation that Queen Elizabeth II 94 and her 99yearold husband Prince Philip will be vaccinated within weeks and then make it public a move that could reassure anyone nervous about getting a vaccinationDaily Russian virus infections hit recordCoronavirus infections in Russia hit a new record on Sunday as the countrys authorities registered 29039 new confirmed cases the highest daily spike in the pandemic Russias total of over 24 million reported infections remains the fourth largest caseload in the world Russia has also reported 43141 virusrelated deaths The country has been swept by a resurgence of the virus this fall with daily confirmed infections and deaths significantly exceeding those reported in the springChina readies for largescale rolloutProvincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental domestically made vaccines though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the countrys 14 billion peopleDevelopers are speeding up final testing the Chinese foreign minister said at a UN meeting last week Even without final nod over 1 million healthcare workers and others in China who are deemed at high risk of infection have received experimental vaccines under emergency use There has been no word on possible side effectsVirus cases still climbing in USCoronavirus infections across the US continue to rise as the country moves deeper into a holiday season when eagerly anticipated gatherings of family and friends could push the numbers even higher and overwhelm hospitals A new daily high of nearly 228000 cases was reported nationwide on Friday eclipsing the previous high mark of 217000 cases set the day before393255Total no of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours65651683Total no of cases worldwide1531362Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever