Italy will distribute free vaccinations against coronavirus once the jabs are approved, the health minister said on Wednesday. Here's who will be rst in line. The immunisation drive is expected to begin in the spring, Roberto Speranza said in an address to parliament.

Italy will get its vaccines via an EU procurement programme and is waiting for the European Medicines Agency's green light. Britain on Wednesday became the rst western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, announcing the rollout of a vaccine developed by Germany's BioNTech and its US partner Pzer from next week.