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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Government orders 114 million additional vaccines

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Published on: 02 December 2021

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LNB News 02/12/2021

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Issue Date: 02 December 2021

Published Date: 02 December 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that the government has signed a contract for an additional 114 million Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses. The agreement includes access to modified vaccines, should they be needed in response to the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. Under the deal, 60 million doses of the Moderna vaccine and 54 million of the Pfzier/BioNTech doses are due to be supplied to the UK throughout 2022–2023.

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