Coronavirus Notebook: UK Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Government May Enlist Military Backup

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The UK is preparing to distribute the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine this week, amid reports that the government is planning to use military planes to fly in supplies of the vaccine from Belgium if the imposition of customs and border controls in January causes significant disruption at the Channel ports.

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