BRITAIN is just weeks away from a mass roll out of Covid vaccination programme, Matt Hancock revealed today.

As soon as the jabs are revealed to be safe, the NHS will gear up for a huge roll out across the nation to keep people safe from coronavirus.

He's previously said that the vaccine programme will start at the beginning of December - if it gets the green safety light.

It will start with NHS staff, the vulnerable and the elderly, and make its way down through the age groups after that.

And it could mean people could get the flu jab and the coronavirus vaccine at the same time in the near future, he said.

He said the likely biggest rollout would take place in the New Year, but added: "We still hold out the hope we might get some going in December this year."

It was revealed last night that the NHS will expand its winter flu jab roll out to millions more people this winter too.

Mr Hancock told Sky News: "Normally 15 million people are vaccinated against flu. This year it will be 30 million – the biggest number in history.

"We hope that we will also have a Covid vaccination programme alongside that."

"It will be a huge effort, but I know that the NHS is up for it."

Mr Hancock admitted that the task of administering increasing numbers of flu vaccinations this winter was "a big ask" for the NHS.

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