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皇冠体育app UK has agreed a contract for 35 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, to be delivered from the second half of next year.

皇冠体育app government, through the Vaccine Taskforce, is putting in place preparations to future-proof the country from the threat of COVID-19 and its variants through safe and effective vaccines, as the UK鈥檚 world-renowned vaccination programme continues to protect the population.

皇冠体育appse include robust plans for ensuring the country remains ahead of the virus for years to come and for any future booster programmes, as well as working to make the UK a global centre of excellence for the next generation of vaccines.

皇冠体育app Vaccine Taskforce has contracts in place with multiple vaccine manufacturers.

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said:

皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 phenomenal vaccination programme is providing tens of millions of people with protection from COVID-19, saving 95,200 lives and preventing 82,100 hospitalisations in the over 65s in England alone.

While we continue to build this wall of defence from COVID-19, it鈥檚 also vital we do everything we can to protect the country for the future too 鈥� whether that鈥檚 from the virus as we know it or new variants.

I am pleased we鈥檝e reached this agreement with Pfizer for more doses as part of our robust preparations to future-proof our vaccine programme, ensuring we have plans in place to keep the nation safe for years to come.

皇冠体育app UK is committed to supporting global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and improving access to vaccines, and will be donating 100 million vaccine doses within the next year. 皇冠体育app donation of the first 9 million doses was announced last month.

皇冠体育app UK is also one of the largest donors to the COVAX facility, the global mechanism to help developing countries access a coronavirus vaccine, and has committed 拢548 million in UK aid to help distribute 1.3 billion doses to 92 developing countries this year.

皇冠体育app government is preparing for a booster programme this year to ensure those most vulnerable to COVID-19 are protected. 皇冠体育app booster programme will be based on the final advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), expected in September.

COVID-19 vaccines have saved 95,200 lives. 皇冠体育appy have also prevented 82,100 hospitalisations and 23.9 million infections in England alone, according to the latest data from Public Health England and Cambridge University.

皇冠体育app contract will be published on Contracts Finder in due course.