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Boris Johnson could broadcast the coronavirus vaccine live on television, his press secretary suggested.
Allegra Stratton, the former journalist who will headline the new Downing Street briefings, left the possibility open as a way to convince people to take the jab.
A plan is being developed on how to distribute the Pfzier / BioNTech vaccine has now received the green light from the UK drug regulator, with the first doses given the next week.
It comes as a YouGov survey of more than 5,300 people, one in five has reservations about their safety.
Twenty-seven percent said they were very confident in their safety and 43% quite confident; while 11% said they were not very confident and 9% were not very confident at all.
Ten percent said they did not know.
Sir Keir Starmer urged Mr. Johnson in the prime minister’s questions to “do everything possible to counter dangerous and downright deadly misinformation about vaccines.”
The Labor leader said the public’s trust in them was “a real cause for concern, because it will be crucial to the success of implementing this across the country and getting our economy working again.”
In a show of unity, Johnson said he was “right to encourage nationwide adoption of vaccines” and vowed to soon unveil a plan on “damage online” designed to address “misinformation.”
Later, Ms. Stratton did not rule out the possibility of her receiving the vaccine on television.
She told reporters: “We all know the character of the prime minister, I don’t think it’s something he dismisses.”
Ms Stratton said the prime minister would not want to strike before someone else in need
“But what we also know is that he wouldn’t want to take a hit that should be for someone who is extremely vulnerable, clinically vulnerable and who should take it before him.”
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization of who will have priority for the vaccine when the mass deployment begins.
