UK COVID-19 Vaccines Delivery Plan

Ministerial foreword

We have always known that vaccines would be our best way out of this pandemic and towards a more normal way of life. It is why we moved fast and early: supporting groundbreaking research from January last year, and pre-ordering millions of vaccines on behalf of the whole of the UK. As a result of this work, we are the first country in the world to authorise a vaccine against COVID-19.

Today we have three authorised vaccines for COVID-19; more than any other country in the world. Our priority is to save as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible, while also reducing the hospitalisations that are creating such pressure on the NHS. Across the UK, we have already vaccinated over 2 million people, and are on track to deliver on our commitment to offer a first vaccine to everyone in the most vulnerable groups by the middle of February. These groups have so far accounted for 88 per cent of COVID-19 fatalities. Then, we will expand the programme so all adults can be vaccinated by the autumn.

This vaccine delivery plan sets out how we can do that.

It is the culmination of months of preparation and hard work by the Vaccine Taskforce, the NHS, Public Health England (PHE), our research institutions and Armed Forces, and local and regional government at every level. International collaboration has been critical. Here at home, we have been putting the architecture in place to deliver hundreds of thousands of vaccines per day – from small GP-led sites to large vaccination centres in football stadiums.

link to material: https://www.ifors.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UK_COVID-19_vaccines_delivery_plan.pdf