Hundreds of local vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams have now opened across England, with more practices in more parts of the country joining in on a phased basis in the coming months.
As a result of rapidly rising cases of coronavirus the government has announced a national lockdown across England. This means you should not leave home except when necessary.
As we prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine, we want to share some facts on ways that vaccines are crucial and part of our defence against infectious diseases.