A breakthrough coronavirus vaccine is not expected to be available for the UK until Spring 2021 at the earliest. The US-based Moderna vaccine has been shown to prevent 94.5% of people from getting Covid-19 in trials.
But unlike the first breakthrough vaccine from Pfizer, of which the UK has ordered enough doses for 20million people, Moderna is not one of six vaccines pre-ordered by the UK government.
And unlike the Pfizer vaccine, which could be given from December 1 at the very earliest, the Moderna vaccine is not expected to be ready by Spring or later in the UK.
The UK government is now in "advanced discussions" with Moderna to access the vaccine, but it is not known if the cost will end up being higher for later buyers.
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