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The Vaccine Priority List Pfizer has dispatched the first batch of the the 40 million vaccine doses ordered by the Government and hospitals around the country have started accepting deliveries. The Telegraph carries details of the plans for the roll-out and the order of priority advised by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, said that an initial 800,000 doses "could be the only batch we receive for some time". NHS England has told GP surgeries they must be ready to administer 975 doses to priority patients within three-and-a-half days of the vaccines being delivered on December 14th. Business Secretary Alok Sharma said the "bulk" of vaccine rollout would take place in 2021, with the Oxford/AstraZeneca version likely to considerably boost supply.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises ministers, had recommended that the vaccine should be prioritised for the the elderly and health workers. The group have published their list of who they believe should get the vaccine first. Explaining the priorities for who will get the vaccine, chairman of the JCVI Professor Wei Shen Lim said: "Vaccines are offered to protect people who are most at risk from dying of COVID-19, as well as to protect health and social care services, because by doing so we also protect lives."Professor Lim said ...
