The government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has confirmed its priority list for the first phase of the UK's mass vaccine rollout as follows:All those aged 80 and over. Front line health and social care workersAll those aged 65 and over
There had been concerns that the vaccine's storage needs would make it difficult to deliver to care homes, but - while the task remains challenging - those fears have somewhat subsided. Given that the vaccine needs to be initially stored at -75C, Mr Hopson admitted:"This won't be easy." He pointed to his earlier Twitter thread which he said stated:"We know the number of Pfizer doses for December and January but not beyond that. We don't know when/if the two other vaccines at front of queue - Oxford and Moderna - will receive authorisation.
"Every day that goes past, we become more confident we will get a lot more and get them soon. But acting on a precautionary basis means that we should use the initial batch as much as possible for care home staff/residents and over 80s - the JCVI priorities. "Women should be advised not to come forward for vaccination if they may be pregnant or are planning a pregnancy within three months of the first dose," the JCVI said.
So after they've killed everyone they'll say the vaccine hadn't been stored at the correct temperature 🤔
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