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Coronavirus vaccine will have 'marginal impact' on hospital winter pressures as roll out to start, top doctors warn

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direct to your inbox The roll out of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine will have only a 'marginal impact' on hospital numbers over the winter, the UK's chief medical officers have warned ahead of next week's roll out.

Festive gatherings as restrictions are eased are likely to put further additional pressures on health care services, with a tough few months to come.The warning comes as the preparations continue for next week's roll out of the vaccine from as early as Tuesday in what has been described as "one of the greatest challenges the NHS has ever faced."GP surgeries in England have been put on notice to start staffing coronavirus vaccination centres by December 14.In a letter to colleagues, the UK's four Chief Medical Officers.

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