Coronavirus live news: inoculation in EU begins as UK set to approve second Covid vaccine

Latest updates: millions of Europeans due to get inoculated today; Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is set for approval in the UK this weekUK scientists call for nationwide lockdown after spread of variantSpain, Sweden and Canada report cases of UK Covid variantAstraZeneca chief believes Covid vaccine will work on variant strainBreakthrough medicines that could change the course of Covid 9.59am GMT Israel will enter what officials hope will be its last coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as they ramp up vaccinations to a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said may allow an emergence from the pandemic by March, Reuters reports. 9.53am GMT EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the “key” to defeating Covid-19, AFP reports.The jab is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many.Today, we start turning the page on a difficult year. The #COVID19 vaccine has been delivered to all EU countries. Vaccination will begin tomorrow across the EU.The #EUvaccinationdays are a touching moment of unity. Vaccination is the lasting way out of the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/pYOj5vS2gV Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/dec/27/coronavirus-live-covid-vaccine-inoculation-lockdown-eu-uk-news-latest-updates #coronavirus #infectious_diseases #vaccines_and_immunisation #uk_news #health #politics #world_news #europe