will starts today in the UK, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday as he added a word of caution that "nothing about this process is certain".

The first patients will receive a COVID-19 vaccine developed at the University of Oxford starting today, said the UK government, which has made £20m (around $25m) in funding available for the project.





In a press briefing on Tuesday, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that the vaccine from the Oxford trial will be tested in people from this Thursday.





The vaccine is being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford who believe there is an 80 per cent chance of success.



