Face to face for the first time the covid patient and the trial donor whose plasma helped her to recover. And coming up on bbc news, the three most powerful men in english football are grilled by mps, as they look to find a solution over a financial rescues package for lower league clubs. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Gps have been asked to be on standby from the start of next month to offer the new Covid Vaccination, if regulators say its safe and effective. The governments already ordered enough doses of the vaccine for 20 Million People. This as the number of weekly registered deaths involving coronavirus in england and wales has exceeded 1,000 for the First Time Since june. 0ur Health Correspondent Anna Collinson has more. A possible Coronavirus Vaccine has been likened to a light of the tunnel. The uk may have its first jab by christmas, although unsure how long it will last. This will be a colossal effort to roll this out, which the nhs is leading. We have be
It isjust a simple thing everyone can do, ann. Youve made such a difference, and my family and my friends are so grateful for you, they really are. I do think that you helped save my life. More than 130,000 people who have had covid 19 have now donated their plasma, and just over 1,000 patients have been given a transfusion. Its part of a large trial in hospitals across the uk, co ordinated by the nhs blood and Transfusion Service to see if convalenscent plasma can be an effective treatment. Absolutely amazing. Im just so grateful that you people have given me the chance to meet him, and thank him. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav da naos. We start on a murky note but holes have been appearing in the cloud. More sunny spells as this picture shows in huddersfield in west yorkshire, the rest of the day looks like it will stay mainly dry with light wind, one or two showers and we will continue with the sunny spell, the reason for High Pressure dominating the scene, but we are lo
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Gps have been asked to be on standby from the start of next month to offer the new Covid Vaccination if regulators say its safe and effective. The governments already ordered enough doses of the vaccine for 20 Million People. This as the number of weekly registered deaths involving coronavirus in england and wales has exceeded 1000 for the First Time Sincejune. 0ur Health Correspondent Anna Collinson has more. A possible Coronavirus Vaccine has been likened to a light at the end of a tunnel. It still needs to be approved and there are questions about how long it will last. The uk may have its first jab by christmas. This will be a colossal effort to roll this out, which the nhs is leading. I know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. Early results for the first effective vaccine show it could prevent more than 90 of people from getting covid, with the main