Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation about updates to coronavirus vaccine development on November 9. Mr Johnson told a Downing Street press briefing the Government has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which is enough for about a third of the UK population.
Mr Johnson said: “The Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine has been tested on over 40,000 volunteers and interim results suggest it is proving 90 percent effective at protecting people against the virus.
“But we haven’t yet seen the full safety data, and these findings also need to be peer-reviewed.
“So we have cleared one significant hurdle but there are several more to go before we know the vaccine can be used.”
While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine to be approved, Mr Johnson said the nation cannot “slacken our resolve” while the country is in a “critical moment”.
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The City of Kingston upon Hull has also recorded a rolling rate of 630.9, and in the North East, Gateshead has recorded a rolling rate of 401.9 in the seven days to November 4.
Elsewhere in England, the city of Bristol has recorded a rolling rate of 410.0 in the seven days to November 4.
Parts of the East Midlands, including areas near Birmingham, also have rolling rates above 400, as does Leicester, Derby and some areas in North East Lincolnshire.
In Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, and Blaenau Gwent have also recorded a rolling rate above 400.
While these are some of the regions recording the highest number of new coronavirus cases in the UK, swathes of the country are also reporting rolling rates between 201 and 400 according to the map.
The lowest rates of coronavirus infections are currently being reported in northern areas of Scotland, such as Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray, with a rolling rate of 11 to 50.
