Covid vaccinations to start on IOM this month?

Could Coronavirus vaccines be supplied to the Island before the end of the year?

It comes as the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been approved in the UK, due to be rolled out next week for those most vulnerable.

In a previous Covid-19 media Briefing Health Minister David Ashford has confirmed his department is logistically ready to administer the jab.

We don't yet know exact details of how it will be rolled out - but Mr. Ashford has confirmed it'll be made available through the UK NHS.

Meawhile, Director of Public Health Dr Henrietta Ewart stated a full roll-out on Island will start with the most vulnerable and could take up to 4-6 months to complete. 

Now, laws are in place to allow the likes of dentists, pharmacists, nurses and midwives to administer the jab.

When contacted for comment, Mr.Ashford said:

"We will be receiving from the U.K. an amount of vaccines based on population size. The first of the vaccines would be expected over the next few weeks. The rollout will then commence starting with those in nursing homes and their carers. However, it's important to emphasis the rollout is not going to be a quick process. This will take time with it being the biggest mass vaccination programme ever undertaken."