BRITAIN will be among the first countries to take delivery of the new coronavirus vaccine - but who will get it?

The UK Government has bought 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine - but that will not be enough to give everyone a jab.

The vaccine has to be given in two shots - so the UK has enough to vaccinate 20 million people (around one-in-three of the UK population).

So who will get the vaccine first?

Care home residents and staff will be the first in queue to get a Covid-19 vaccine, according to Government advice published in late September.

Everyone over the age of 80 and NHS staff will be next in line.

Those over 75 will be followed by the over-70s, over-65s and high-risk adults under 65 with diseases like cancer.

They will be followed by moderate risk adults under 65 - including diabetics and asthmatics.

Over-60s will be next, with over-55s and over-50s the final priority groups.