UK Spending £2.9bn On Seven COVID-19 Vaccines
Manufacturing Capacity Is Being Scaled Up
Executive Summary
The UK government says it is on track to vaccinate the 15 million most vulnerable people by mid-February, and that a “major study” is under way to assess the potential impact of the new UK variant on vaccine efficacy.
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