Coronavirus UK news – 1st covid vaccine jabs TOMORROW as ID card scheme rolled out – plus latest on tests in YOUR area

COVID vaccines will be given to Brits starting from tomorrow – the first country in the world to administer jabs to the general public.

The first of 50 UK hubs received the vaccine on Saturday as an NHS boss declared it was “the beginning of the end” of coronavirus.

And starting tomorrow, patients in the highest risk groups – such as the over 80s – will begin receiving the vaccine.

Those in the vulnerable group who’ve not yet been contacted about a vaccine have been told not to panic, however, as the vast majority of those getting the jab won’t receive it until the new year.

The news comes as a new covid ID card scheme was put in place, providing every Brit who has had the jab with an incredibly detailed report of exactly what vaccine they received and when.

It remains unclear whether the ID card will serve as a sort of passport moving forward, allowing those who’ve had jabs to attend events such as concerts and sports matches while preventing those who are able to have the jab but refused from attending.

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