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- Coronavirus vaccine - Mary April 24, 2020, 4:12 am
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Posted by Mary
on April 24, 2020, 4:12 am
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An argument has started about who should receive it first if and when a successful vaccine is developed here. 'Coronavirus vaccine row grows as Matt Hancock says UK jab must go to British people first 23rd April 2020 • 9:00pm Matt Hancock has insisted Britons must be first in the queue for any UK-developed coronavirus vaccine amid a growing row in the Government over the issue. Downing Street and its scientific advisers are refusing to make any promises over the UK distribution of a British-made vaccine, partly to hedge their bets in case another country produces one first. But the Health Secretary is determined that British taxpayers – who are funding two UK vaccine programmes at a cost of £42 million – should be the first to see the benefit if either of the projects is successful. A Department of Health and Social Care source said: "Matt is the UK Health Secretary, and his job is to protect the UK health service and the UK population. If Britain is the first country to develop a vaccine, he wants to make sure British people, who paid for it, have first refusal." /.. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/04/23/coronavirus-vaccine-row-grows-matt-hancock-says-uk-jab-must/ |
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