UK approves new Covid-19 jab, with rollout starting next week

A vial of coronavirus vaccine produced by BioNTech Picture: BioNTech SE 2020/PA

Vaccination against Covid-19 will begin early next week after the UK became the first country in the world to approve a jab from Pfizer and BioNTech.

It is still unclear who will be the very first to receive the new jab, despite the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises British ministers, saying care home residents and staff should be prioritised.