UK NewsCOVID and Flu Vaccines Rolled Out Early Across England Due to New VariantVaccine providers will be given 'acceleration' payments for each shot they administerAuthorities have offered additional payments and sites to accelerate its autumn COVID-19 and flu vaccinations programme.SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintBrian Pinker, 82, receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England, on Jan. 4, 2021. Steve Parsons—WPA Pool/Getty ImagesOwen Evans9/11/2023|Updated: 9/11/20230:00X 1England’s COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme is starting earlier than planned after a new coronavirus variant was detected.The latest advice following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant has prompted the acceleration of the NHS’s vaccine rollout.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.