Hancock: UK will be 'generous around world' with Covid vaccine
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5DKNE)
Health secretary says it is clear UK has more supply than it needs following news that extra 40m doses have been secured
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said Britain would be generous around the world" with its Covid vaccine supply once its citizens were protected as it was announced that the UK has purchased an extra 40m doses.
In the aftermath of a bitter row between AstraZeneca and the EU in which Brussels demanded that some vaccine supply to the UK be diverted to the bloc, Hancock said it was clear the UK had more supply than it needed. There are currently 400m doses on order - enough for three times the UK population.
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