New measures to support deployment of safe coronavirus vaccines in UK

New measures to support deployment of safe Covid-19 vaccines. Picture: David Cheskin/PA

New measures have been announced to strengthen the UK’s ability to deliver a coronavirus vaccine if one becomes available.

They include expanding the trained workforce who can administer Covid-19 and flu vaccines, and reinforced standards to support the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to grant temporary authorisation for the use of a new Covid-19 vaccine.