According to the Telegraph, Boris is about to announce a new policy: no more national lockdowns. Yet another tease of Tuesday's speech. They've all been good so far, save for going ahead with vaccinating children.
Some Tory MPs are concerned that plans for vaccine passports have simply been put on hold rather than scrapped altogether, given that Sajid Javid says ministers will "keep them in reserve as a potential option".
Collateral Global, a newly formed UK-based charity dedicated to researching the effectiveness of the lockdowns and associated restrictions, has launched a crowdfunder to help pay for its research.
Pfizer initially turned down an offer to develop a Covid vaccine because executives believed the virus could be “controlled” and that mRNA technology was too experimental.
ITV journalist Robert Peston highlighted the recent PHE data showing higher infection rates in the vaccinated and wondered why this was not being more widely reported – then quickly found out.
Ministers may be scrapping plans to introduce vaccine passports this month but they seem determined to push on with the vaccination of 12-15 year-olds, with reports suggesting the roll-out could begin on September 22nd.
According to today's Sunday Times, the Prime Minister will announce this week that he's scrapping plans to bring in vaccine passports at the end of the month. Sajid Javid more or less confirmed this on Sky News this am.
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