New online tool reveals exactly when you’re likely to get the coronavirus vaccine

It’s the question on many people’s lips – when will I be able to get the coronavirus vaccine?
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Well, you can now get an idea of when you will be able to get the jab thanks to a new online calculator.

Two vaccines are currently being administered to patients across the UK in the battle against Covid-19.

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The first Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs started being rolled out on Monday, less than a month after the Pfizer version was approved for use in the UK.

Nurse May Parsons (R) administers the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Margaret Keenan (Photo by JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Nurse May Parsons (R) administers the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Margaret Keenan (Photo by JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Nurse May Parsons (R) administers the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Margaret Keenan (Photo by JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Both vaccines need to be given in two doses which are now set to be given 12 weeks apart in a bid to give more people their first shot sooner.

The new online calculator predicts your likely position in the queue after asking a series of questions.

The omni calculator asks for your age, whether you live or work in a care home, are pregnant or plan to be in the next three months and if you're a frontline health or social worker, classed as extremely vulnerable or have an underlying health condition.

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Once answered, it will give an estimate on how many people are ahead of you in the queue.

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Explaining that this is only a predicted estimate, the omni calculator site reads: "We also indicate how long it might be before you get the vaccine, based on the vaccination rate.

"By default, we base these figures on a vaccination rate of 1 million vaccinations a week and a default uptake rate of 70.6%.

"As more data on the actual vaccination rate is released, we may revise this default value."

You can use the calculator HERE