AstraZeneca vaccination begins in the UK



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AstraZeneca vaccination begins in UK

British start vaccinating with AstraZeneca

In the initial stage, the drug will be administered in small quantities in the country’s hospitals. In total, the vaccine will be available at more than 700 vaccination points.

The vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca in conjunction with the University of Oxford, will be administered to patients in a “small number” of hospitals in the UK on Monday 4 January. This was reported by the press service of the National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain.

It should be noted that initially two hospital funds in London will receive the vaccine, one in the south and north of England, one in the Midlands (central part of England ed.) And one in Oxford.

In total, the vaccine will be available at more than 700 vaccination points.

As noted in the UK Ministry of Health, thousands of medical workers have already completed online training on coronavirus vaccination. For every nursing home resident vaccinated, the government will pay an additional £ 10 ($ 13) to healthcare workers who work outside of hospitals.

It was previously reported that the UK was the first country to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine.

And on the eve it became known that in Great Britain it will be allowed to mix COVID vaccines, despite the lack of studies on the mixing of doses.

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