Prime Minister to receive AstraZeneca jab as he urges public to get Covid vaccine ‘when your turn comes’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to receive his first coronavirus vaccine dose today (Fri 19 March), and has urged others to get the jab when they are invited to receive it.

The Prime Minister will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, which comes as a number of European countries announce they will be resuming their use of the jab following new safety reassurances.