Health Minister Chris Fearne, has given the latest updates on the Covid-19 vaccine, saying that that “once the last checks are completed on the first delivery of the AstraZeneca vaccine it will start to be administered to non-medical frontliners, who are under 55 years old.

Dr Fearne explained that the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given between 8 and 10 weeks apart.

He said that vulnerable people will be vaccinated in Mater Dei from Thursday.

He claimed that a Covid variant from South Africa has not yet been found in our country. However, he stressed that if this variant becomes prevalent in Europe, and there is a need for a third dose against it, Malta has already made a request to the European Commission to purchase this consignment jointly.

Permalink: “Last checks” being carried out on AstraZeneca vaccine – Fearne