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In response to Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow secretary of state, Hancock says supplies of vaccine from Moderna are expected in the coming weeks.
But he says he has always been “cautious” about giving details of when supplies will be available. The events of the last 24 hours have reinforced that, he says.
Hancock says the NHS will get an extra £6.6bn for the first half of the next financial year to cover extra costs generated by the pandemic.
This is on top of the extra £3bn allocated at the spending review, he says.
