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No hiring of medics in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, despite shortage

A man receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy's Hospital in London, Britain. [Reuters]

The Ministry of Health will not hire additional health care professionals to spearhead the planned coronavirus vaccination programme. 

Instead, the government is planning to redistribute health employees to bridge the gap.

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