Aylesbury Poplars Grove claim media have 'thrown them under the bus', as they say they have no idea when Astra-Zeneca/Oxford vaccine will be available

They said they were aware that 'National Media' announced this morning that the Astra Zeneca/Oxford Covid vaccine was now available in general practice.

They said the national media has thrown 'general practice under the bus'.

A statement from Poplar Grove said: "At this moment in time we, at Poplar Grove would like to categorically say that we do NOT have this vaccine and nor do we know when we are likely to receive it.

"Once we have any news on this vaccine being available to us, we will contact our patients following the national first phase priority group guidance.

"Please do NOT contact the practice about the COVID vaccine.

"We are very under staffed due to illness within the practice amongst both admin and clinical staff; yet we are still trying to manage an unchanged workload.

"Thank you for your continued support.

Following the roll out of the Oxford vaccine on Jan 4, Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, told BBC Breakfast: "It's a remarkable scientific achievement. Who would have thought that, within a year of this virus first becoming apparent, that we would have not just one vaccine but two vaccines that we are able to use?"

The Prime Minister confirmed that as of Jan 5, with the Pfizer and Oxford jabs combined, 1.1 million people in England and over 1.3 across the UK have been vaccinated. That includes more than 650,000 people over 80, which is 23 per cent of all the over 80s in England.

Mr Johnson has pledged that the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four priority groups by Feb 15.

However, the claims made by Poplar Grove practice today seriously put this into doubt.