More Than 50 Million Covid Vaccine Doses Administered in England
May 22, 2021 2:38 pm 53 CommentsEngland's Covid vaccine rollout has reached another milestone with more than 50 million doses having been given.
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Teenagers in Manchester to be Offered Covid Vaccines
May 22, 2021 1:33 pm 30 CommentsChildren as young as 16 years-old are set to be offered Covid vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna as Manchester launches a "preventive vaccine plan" due to fears about the Indian variant.
Vulnerable People Continuing to Shield Despite No Longer Needing to, According to New Data
May 22, 2021 12:00 pm 32 CommentsVulnerable people are no longer advised to shield in England, and almost 70% of them have been fully vaccinated against Covid – but new data shows that half are choosing to carry on shielding anyway.
Current Covid Vaccines Unlikely to Protect against New Variants in Future, Says SAGE
May 22, 2021 9:20 am 109 CommentsSAGE has laid the seedbed for more lockdowns in the future, warning that current Covid vaccines are unlikely to protect against new variants of the ever-evolving virus, the eradication of which is "extremely unlikely".
Government to Reveal If Lockdown Will Be Lifted on June 21st “by End of Month”
May 21, 2021 7:46 pm 49 CommentsThe Prime Minister has committed to announcing "by the end of the month" whether or not lockdown will come to an end on June 21st. He will provide more details on plans for vaccine passports at the same time.
Boris Says He Wants to Scrap the “One-Metre Plus” Rule in Pubs on June 21st
May 21, 2021 1:28 pm 59 CommentsBoris Johnson has told Conservative MPs that he would like to scrap the "one-metre plus" rule in hospitality settings on June 21st – but only if figures continue to go in "the right direction".
It’s “Almost Certain” That Vaccine Passports Will Be Required for Large Events, Says Senior Whitehall Figure
May 21, 2021 10:53 am 196 CommentsGovernment insiders say it is "almost certain" that vaccine passports will be required for large events, and that fears over the Indian variant could be used to justify the use of passes being extended later this year.
Just Three Out of Britain’s 15 Indian Variant Hotspots Are Seeing a Rise in Covid Infection Rates
May 21, 2021 10:16 am 22 CommentsFears about how quickly the Indian Covid variant spreads seem to have been overplayed as new data shows that 12 out of 15 variant "hotspots" in Britain are not seeing a rise in Covid infection rates.
Almost 90% Of English and Welsh Neighbourhoods Saw Zero Covid Deaths in April
May 20, 2021 5:38 pm 23 CommentsCovid accounted for just 2.4% of the deaths registered in England in April – a month in which nearly 90% of the more than 7,000 neighbourhoods in England and Wales reported zero Covid deaths.
People Ignoring Government’s “Very Clear” Guidance against Travelling to “Amber List” Countries
May 20, 2021 5:02 pm 63 CommentsThe Government's attempts to dissuade Brits from holidaying in "amber list" countries seem to have failed since reports show that almost 300,000 people will fly from the U.K. to these countries by the weekend.