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Moderna jab expected on Island 'around mid April'

Arrival of third vaccine won't speed up rollout, says minister

Shipments of the Moderna vaccine are expected to arrive on the Island in mid-April. 

The UK has ordered 17 million doses of the jab but the health minister has warned 'firm delivery numbers have yet to be announced'.

The two-dose vaccine will be administered across the Island's vaccination hubs alongside the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs. 

David Ashford says it won't speed up the rollout here and will need to be signed off before it's used:

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