Oxford vaccine roll-out begins across Northern Ireland

	Jan 4, 2021

	Good afternoon, Welcome to Monday's round-up of news, features, sport and opinion from the team at the News Letter. In today's headlines: * The roll-out of the Oxford / AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine begins in GP practices across Northern Ireland today. * A female pedestrian dies after a Belfast road crash. * Concerns are raised over whether this year's Transfer Tests should be held due to the pandemic. For this and other coronavirus news - follow our LIVE BLOG for updates as they happen right through the day. * Heartache as a young bride dies two days after her wedding. Thank you for reading this newsletter. It is more important than ever that the public in Northern Ireland have access to fact-checked, accurate information, so if you haven't already, then please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £1 a month. Check out your subscription options here. Valerie Martin, Head of Content.


	Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine starts to rollout in NI GP practices today

	Injections of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine start in Northern Ireland GP practices on Monday.

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