UK vaccine task force head says vaccinating the whole of UK ‘is not going to happen’


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“It is an adult-only vaccine, for people over 50, targeting healthcare workers and homeworkers and the vulnerable,” said Britain’s Vaccine Task Force Chair Kate Bingham. .

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Updated: October 5, 2020 07:05 IST

A nurse shows Russia
A nurse shows the Russian coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine “Sputnik-V” prepared for inoculation in a post-registration testing stage at a clinic in Moscow, Russia (Reuters file photo).

Britain’s Vaccine Task Force Chair Kate Bingham said vaccinating everyone in the country against coronavirus “ is not going to happen, ” telling the Financial Times that they should only vaccinate those who are in risk.

“There will be no vaccination for people under 18 years of age. It is an adult-only vaccine, for people over the age of 50, that targets healthcare workers and nursing home workers and the vulnerable, ”Bingham said in an interview with the https: // on .ft newspaper. com / 33suPFq.

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