First fruits of vaccine rollout 'should be seen in weeks'

Experts agree that the impact of the jab will vary regionally and among different groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAnalysts are involved in an urgent effort to gauge the impact of Britain ’s mass Covid-19 vaccine campaign and to pinpoint dates when lockdown measures can be eased.More than 3 million people – most of them elderly or vulnerable individuals or health workers – have already been given jabs. Now researchers are trying to establish when the first fruits of the mass vaccination programme may be seen as the government heads towards its target of immunising more than 13 million people by 1 5 February.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 17, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Coronavirus Vaccines and immunisation Older people University of Bristol Hospitals Chris Whitty Matt Hancock Health Infectious diseases Science UK news Society Source Type: news