Covid-19 vaccine: 'Safety of the public always comes first'

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday amid rising coronavirus cases.

The UK has ordered 100 million doses - enough to vaccinate 50 million people.

Dr June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), explained how the doses of the vaccine would be given.

30 December 2020