Britain has started shipping Covid-19 vaccines to delegates attending global climate talks it is hosting next month who cannot access them at home, with the first shots to be delivered next week.

The COP26 conference, postponed from last year, takes place from Oct 31 to Nov 12 in Glasgow.

“Vaccines are shipping and vaccination will begin next week and through mid-September before second jabs in October well ahead of COP26,” British COP26 envoy John Murton said.

He did not specify where the vaccines would be sent or how many are being shipped.

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