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The most vulnerable people will be prioritised first and the new bivalent vaccine will be used subject to availability.Moderna’s new bivalent vaccine is the first approved vaccine to target both the original COVID-19 strain and the newer Omicron.: “The NHS was the first healthcare system in the world to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials, and will now be the first to deliver the new, variant-busting vaccine when the rollout begins at the start of September.
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