The prime minister has warned coronavirus "is still out there" but vowed his new COVID winter plan "will give us the confidence" to avoid …
Covid Winter Plan
Boris Johnson outlined England's winter plan to combat an anticipated surge in coronavirus cases in the coming months. Plan A will include booster jabs for over 50's and the clinically vulnerable, and people will be encouraged to meet outdoors. If unsustainable pressure is put on the NHS, Plan B will reintroduce mandatory face masks, vaccine passports and working-from-home orders. So far, 81% of the UK population is fully vaccinated. Learn more about the new plan and what to expect.
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Why have the chief medical officers said children need a jab? What are the risks and benefits? Three million children aged between 12 and 15 will be able to get their first shot of coronavirus vaccine from next week. The UK’s four chief medical officers (CMOs) have said they should be offered a …
As many as 7,000 people a day could be hospitalised with Covid-19 in England if restrictions are not tightened, government scientists have …
The number of people with coronavirus in the UK continues to rise, the latest weekly figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest. Covid infections increased in England and Scotland while the trend was uncertain in Wales and Northern Ireland, according to the survey. More than 1.4 …
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, doubling down on an earlier appeal for a …
PM under fire as senior Tories forgo masks on same day he urges public to wear them in crowded spaces Boris Johnson has been criticised for leading a maskless cabinet meeting of 27 ministers on the same day he urged people to wear masks in enclosed spaces. The prime minister gave a press conference …
As restrictions across Europe remain to counter the spread of the Omicron variant, being fully vaccinated – and being able to prove it – is the best …
A new “framework for international travel” is expected to be released in weeks, the Health Secretary confirmed. Sajid Javid addressed the Commons on …
Chris Whitty has condemned US rapper Nicki Minaj for her tweets about Covid jabs, saying she should be “ashamed” of her anti-vax message. The chief …
After over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing, mask wearing and on-off lockdowns, what we all want to know more than anything …
More than 90% of town’s adults are fully jabbed, with boosters likely to be taken up just as eagerly It is perhaps most famous for being the birthplace of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison. But now Morpeth, nestled in the southern tip of Northumberland, can also claim to be leading the way on …
Mental health pros get stressed out by the Delta variant, too. Here's how they deal. When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, we asked …