UK vaccine will start trials on Thursday
THE first doses of Britain's coronavirus vaccine will be given to human volunteers on Thursday, the Government has revealed.
Downing Street insisted Boris Johnson - who is continuing his recovery from Covid-19 - had full confidence in Health Secretary Matt Hancock but the Government has come under fire over both its testing programme and the availability of vital equipment for health staff. Some 19,316 coronavirus tests were carried out in England, Wales and Scotland in the 24 hours up to 9am on Monday.
The Government said, meanwhile, that 140,000 gowns had arrived from Burma - but with the NHS using 150,000 a day, the demand on resources remains intense.
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