More than a quarter of adults in the E.U. are either "very unlikely" or "rather unlikely" to accept a Covid vaccine, according to a new survey. Lack of trust in the safety of the vaccine is the main reason for hesitancy.
The number of people waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to 4.95 million in England alone, according to the latest NHS figures.
The 30-person limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is set to end in England on May 17th, but some venues are still imposing this restriction beyond the next step of the "roadmap" out of lockdown.
The CDC has said there is a "plausible causal association" between the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine and blood clotting after finding more U.S. cases of the condition among people who received the vaccine.
The vaccine rollout is set to extend to those below the age of 40 from Thursday, with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being offered as alternatives to that made by AstraZeneca "where possible".
New research suggests that health and social care workers who feel greater pressure from their employers to receive Covid vaccination are more likely to decline it.
The Government says it "can't rule out" the return of tiered lockdown restrictions to deal with "local Covid outbreaks". 99% of the English population lived under the toughest tiers when such a system was last imposed.
The French Parliament has voted against the introduction of domestic Covid vaccine passports, but officials seem determined to pass them into law. Another vote is expected to take place soon.
Boris Johnson has been pushed into promising a full public inquiry into the Government's handling of Covid and says that one will begin before the end of this parliamentary session.
Travellers entering the U.K. from "red list" countries have complained of a deterioration in their mental and physical health due to "prison-like" conditions in £1,750-per-adult quarantine hotels.
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