AstraZeneca 'imminently' scaling up vaccine production in UK to two million doses a week

Covid-19 vaccine. Valneva has started commercial manufacturing of its Coronavirus jab in Livingston, West Lothian, which is expected to deliver up to 60 million doses by the end of the year if approved for use.

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states

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Kanye West is reportedly considering leaving the US to live in London following his "divorce" from Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kim.The 43 year old, whose wild behaviour "tore his marriage apart", is said to have been looking at potential homes when he visited the UK's capital in October 2020.

In the UK, it was God save the Queen – and the Duke of Edinburgh. Both have been given the Covid-19 vaccination, according to Buckingham Palace.

Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been given their Covid-19 jabs, Buckingham Palace have announced. The Royal couple join more than a million people across the UK to have received the vaccination so far as the country remains in coronavirus lockdown.

British Film Commission Updates Covid Safety Protocols The British Film Commission has issued the latest update to its UK industry coronavirus safety protocols after England was placed in a third lockdown. The updates make clear that shoots can continue following the government giving filming the greenlight.

direct to your inboxRochdale Infirmary patients became the first in Greater Manchester to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine this week.It was given to people aged over 80 attending scheduled outpatient appointments at the hospital, after its pharmacy team took delivery of the vaccine on Monday.The vaccine was approved for use in the UK by the medical regulator at the end of December.

begun receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine last month; and now the new second vaccine is also being deployed after earning the required UK regulatory approval last week.

direct to your inboxNHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has defended the 12 week gap between vaccines.Both the Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines require two doses. However, a decision has been made to delay the second dose to within 12 weeks of the first as coronavirus cases continue to rapidly rise across the UK.