As the first doses of the Moderna vaccine, the third vaccine to be approved for use in the UK, are given today, Great Western Hospital has announced that it has now administered 40,000 first and second doses of the vaccine to eligible groups in and around Swindon.
We have now successfully given a total of 40,000 first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible groups!…
Posted by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Wednesday, 7 April 2021
First doses of the Moderna jab are being administered in Wales with a total of 5,000 doses having been distributed to vaccination centres to be rolled out alongside vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford University-AstraZeneca.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “I’m delighted we can start the UK rollout of the Moderna vaccine in west Wales today.
“The UK government has secured vaccines on behalf of the entire nation and the vaccination programme has shown our country working together at its best.
“Three out of every five people across the whole United Kingdom have received at least one dose, and today we start with the third approved vaccine. Wherever you live, when you get the call, get the jab.”
