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Getty Images / WIRED As a GP at a practice serving 60,000 patients in York, Abbie Brooks spent most of early December preparing for the imminent rollout of the newly approved Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. But while appointments were booked, and staff were briefed, doses of the vaccine were nowhere to be seen. âWe were advised we were going to get a delivery, and then [at the] last minute, the vaccines didnât arrive so we had to cancel patients which was obviously upsetting for patients and staff,â she says. âWhen we were able to get going, the deliveries werenât the numbers we were expecting.â While Brooks says that deliveries have been more consistent so far in 2021, GPs across the UK have reported that their expected vaccine deliveries are being delayed as manufacturers race to deliver as many doses as possible. ....