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UK’s medical chiefs recognised for ‘dedication and commitment’ during pandemic

Regulator approves wider use of shot following trial involving 2,000 people

Advisory panel reviewing vaccine reports as several countries temporarily suspend its use

New research also suggests the jab is effective against new UK Covid-19 variant

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UK order 100 million doses of the vaccine - enough to vaccinate 50 million people

Vaccine could be one of the first to provide long-term immunity from Covid-19

Death toll reaches 1,059 while total infections since outbreak now stands at 55,444

First doses of Pfizer-BioNTech drug will go to vulnerable groups including care-home residents and elderly

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Vaccine could begin roll-out from early next week

EMA says it will complete Pfizer review by end of December at the latest, with Moderna a week later

Q&A: How does it work, is it safe, and how does it differ from Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine?

Army on standby to roll out jabs from start of December, says British health secretary

Randox was awarded a £133m contract in March to produce testing kits

Some bodies claim vaping is 95 per cent less dangerous than smoking