Professor Neil Ferguson says that the success of the U.K.’s vaccine rollout means life will feel more normal by the summer, though we will still “not [be] completely back to normal”.
With over half of its population vaccinated against Covid with one dose, the U.S. is now looking to vaccinate its young. Regulators are expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine for use in those aged 12-15 within days.
Germans will soon be able to reclaim some of their freedoms, but only if they agree to be vaccinated against Covid, in one of the largest steps forward for the idea of vaccine passports yet.
Boris Johnson recently said there was a “very good chance” all Covid restrictions would come to an end on June 21st, yet mask-wearing and caps on numbers at large events could stay in place beyond the “end” of lockdown.
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong face being forced to take Covid vaccines. Non-compliance could result in work contracts not being renewed under plans being drawn up by Carrie Lam’s Government.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus has urged the Government to discourage holidays abroad even when they’re legal so as to keep Covid variants out of the U.K. and prevent a third wave of infections.
The number of people in the U.K. who have received two doses of a Covid vaccine has now exceeded 15 million – yet the Government continues to refuse to speed up the exit from lockdown.
Children as young as 12 could be vaccinated when the new school year begins under plans being drawn up by the NHS.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has rejected calls to speed up the exit from lockdown and has admitted that rules on mask-wearing and social distancing could stay in place beyond June 21st.
Private information contained within the NHS mobile app which will be used as a Covid vaccine passport when international travel returns could be accessed by hackers at airports if logged into on insecure Wifi networks.
© 2026 Skeptics Ltd.
