Jeane Freeman said the NHS in Scotland is ready to start distributing the first vaccine, developed jointly by Pfizer and BioNTech, as soon as approval is granted.
UK approval of the first vaccine by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is due on Monday, December 7, with jabs being delivered immediately.
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