Covid-19: Vaccine rollout widens as hospital pressure rises
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GPs in England are receiving doses of the Oxford Covid jab as medics warn about overstretched hospitals.
The rollout of the Oxford vaccine is part of the NHS s biggest-ever effort and aims to offer jabs to 13 million by mid-February - including all over-80s.
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted vaccine supply was a rate-limiting factor.
Birmingham s NHS said there are enough supplies with more to come as politicians warned doses may run out.
Some hospitals in England are at risk of becoming Covid-only sites, with rising admissions for the virus forcing trusts to cut back on other services.
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Covid-19: Vaccine rollout widens as hospital pressure rises
Published
GPs in England are receiving doses of the Oxford Covid jab as medics warn about overstretched hospitals.
The rollout of the Oxford vaccine is part of the NHS s biggest-ever effort and aims to offer jabs to 13 million by mid-February - including all over-80s.
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted vaccine supply was a rate-limiting factor.
Birmingham s NHS said there are enough supplies with more to come as politicians warned doses may run out.
Some hospitals in England are at risk of becoming Covid-only sites, with rising admissions for the virus forcing trusts to cut back on other services.
Family doctors are experiencing problems getting supplies of coronavirus vaccines for their patients, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned.
The “teething problems” risked causing disappointment for vulnerable people who are at the front of the queue to receive the jabs, RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall said.
The comments came as Health Secretary Matt Hancock launched the mass rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to GP surgeries – but heard first-hand about the issues they face.
The surgery Mr Hancock visited to launch the programme had not received an expected delivery of the Oxford vaccine, which is easier to distribute than the Pfizer/BioNTech jab which has to be kept frozen.
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