THE NHS is set to roll out its coronavirus vaccine programme for the under-50s as early as January, it has been revealed.

Under the plan, every adult who wants a jab could be vaccinated by the beginning of April, according to leaked NHS documents.

It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday stated that the UK is just "weeks away" from a Covid vaccine programme.

He tonight confirmed that the Government has formally asked the regulator - the MHRA - to assess the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use in the UK.

Mr Hancock told a No 10 press conference the company had already begun submitting data to the regulator and would submit its full data in the coming days.

"This is another important step forward in tackling this pandemic," he said.

He said the speed of the roll-out of a vaccine would depend on the speed it could be manufactured.

"If the regulator approves a vaccine we will be ready to start the vaccination next month with the bulk of roll-out in the new year.

"We are heading in the right direction but there is still a long way to go."

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.

The plan will see 85 million vaccine doses delivered in England by the end of April.

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NHS to start rolling out Covid vaccine to under-50s by end of January
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