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9.10am GMT
Britain’s armed forces could administer 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine a day if required, helping immunise millions of vulnerable people before the spring, the UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, said on Thursday.
Wallace said he had already authorised 130 military planners and personnel to work with the health service on ramping up the vaccine rollout, and more staff could be used to administer the vaccine itself.
I’ve also got plans for up to 250 teams of mobile medically-trained personnel who could go out and administer the vaccine around the country – that would be over 100,000 a day they could potentially deliver if that is requested by the NHS.
8.58am GMT
The British public is being urged to “take personal responsibility” by acting like they have coronavirus and staying at home this New Year’s Eve.
People are being warned they should not be mixing with other households indoors and that they should avoid large gatherings of any kind.
With our NHS under pressure we must all take personal responsibility this New Year’s Eve and stay at home.
I know how much we have all sacrificed this year and we cannot let up. Over 600,000 people have now been vaccinated and we are close to beating this virus.
Continue reading…Latest updates: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is seeking urgent clarification on school closures; Covid cases surge in TokyoSchools chaos as 21m more people in England face toughest Covid curbs See all our coronavirus coverage 9.10am GMTBritain’s armed forces could administer 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine a day if required, helping immunise millions of vulnerable people before the spring, the UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, said on Thursday.Wallace said he had already authorised 130 military planners and personnel to work with the health service on ramping up the vaccine rollout, and more staff could be used to administer the vaccine itself.I’ve also got plans for up to 250 teams of mobile medically-trained personnel who could go out and administer the vaccine around the country – that would be over 100,000 a day they could potentially deliver if that is requested by the NHS. 8.58am GMTThe British public is being urged to “take personal responsibility” by acting like they have coronavirus and staying at home this New Year’s Eve.People are being warned they should not be mixing with other households indoors and that they should avoid large gatherings of any kind.With our NHS under pressure we must all take personal responsibility this New Year’s Eve and stay at home.I know how much we have all sacrificed this year and we cannot let up. Over 600,000 people have now been vaccinated and we are close to beating this virus. Continue reading…