Talks on the use of vaccine passports in Australia are gearing up – proof of full vaccination will soon be needed for fans to visit major sporting venues.
The NHS is looking to redistribute Covid vaccine doses, as slowing take-up rates among young Brits means up to 170,000 Moderna doses are at risk of reaching their expiry dates.
The 'pingdemic' continues to wreak havoc on businesses that are trying desperately to recover from the damage caused by lockdown, with one in 10 pubs and restaurants having been forced to close over the past month.
Millions of Brits will be offered a Pfizer vaccine booster later this year, even if their first two doses were from another provider, because it has proved to be more effective against the Delta Covid variant.
Andrew Bridgen MP has criticised the Government for "trying to aggressively coerce young people" into getting 'jabbed' with threats of vaccine passports, but says the plans would not pass through the House of Commons.
Australia is using its army to enforce strict 'Zero-Covid' lockdown measures, with helicopters flying over parts of the country telling rule-breakers: "You will be found and fines issued."
Reports suggest that some criticism of the Government on vaccine passports is coming from within cabinet, as the number of Tory MPs expected to vote against the PM’s plans has upped slightly to more than 50.
Plans for unvaccinated university students to be barred from attending lectures and from living in halls have been dropped, according to reports, despite Dominic Raab saying no decision would be made until September.
Spectators at music festivals and circuses are being encouraged to get vaccinated against Covid at pop-up clinics, with some offering free food to those who get 'jabbed', in an attempt to boost take-up in young Brits.
Locking older people indoors away from loved ones has left "deep physical and emotional scars", according to Age U.K., with new research suggesting that the health of millions of Brits has deteriorated during lockdown.
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