Moderna has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to extend the emergency use of its Covid vaccine to American children aged 12 and over.
Professor Susan Michie, a leading member of SAGE and long-time member of the Communist Party of Britain, says that mask-wearing and social distancing should stay in place "forever" as parts of our daily routines.
The number of people waiting to start hospital treatment in England has passed five million for the first time, while the number waiting for more than a year remains significantly higher than before lockdown began.
Learner drivers in Scotland face a 16-week wait to sit a theory test due to the backlog caused by lockdowns and the continuation of social distancing guidelines at test centres.
An NHS leader says that the number of positive tests alone does not tell the full story: "It is a much younger population that is coming in [to hospital with Covid now]." They are less vulnerable and easier to treat.
The Government cannot comprehend that there is no reason to delay the lifting of lockdown restrictions beyond June 21st because it has become infected by its own "scaremongering propaganda", says Professor David Paton.
Andrew Lloyd Webber says he is willing to face arrest by opening his theatres without social distancing if lockdown is extended later this month, insisting that "we are going to open, come hell or high water".
Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish children will be vaccinated "as quickly as possible" if the JCVI approves the vaccination of children aged 12 and over. Planning for a child vaccine roll-out has started already.
People living in Greater Manchester and Lancashire are now advised to "minimise travel" due to the Indian variant, though Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has told locals not to cancel trips because of the new guidelines.
All government entities and private businesses in Texas are now banned from requiring proof of vaccination as a condition for service or entry, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring that the state is "open 100%".
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