All 16 and 17 year-olds will be offered a Covid vaccine in the next week in a bid to boost immunity before the return of schools in September. Hard to see the point, given that teenagers aren't vulnerable to COVID-19.
The NHS waiting list in England could reach 14 million by next autumn, according to a new report by the IFS. And that, it says, is just the beginning: "Much longer waiting lists be with us for years to come."
Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who has had two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, is self-isolating after he tested positive for the virus. He says that his symptoms are "very mild".
Despite being told that July 19th would be a "terminus date" for Covid restrictions in England, laws allowing local authorities to restrict businesses and social contact are staying in place until September – at least.
Sajid Javid may want Brits to live with Covid "as we already do with flu", but Government advisers remain unconvinced. Professor Stephen Reicher of SAGE says Javid's view is "frightening" and should be ignored.
Sajid Javid is striking a very different tone to his predecessor as he makes the right noises about opening up and getting our priorities right. But will he be able to deliver against all those with other ideas?
Sajid Javid has "worsened" the prospect of all restrictions ending on July 19th by being ambiguous over whether guidelines on social distancing and testing will be lifted, says the Chairman of the Covid Recover Group.
Allies of Sajid Javid say his approach to Covid will be so different to Hancock's because he is less "nanny state-ish". But in his first speech as Health Secretary, he will tell Brits that July 5th is too soon to unlock.
Sajid Javid appears not to have got the memo about perpetuating restrictions on flimsy pretexts as in his first full day in office he has said he wants the country to "return to normal as quickly as possible".
Matt Hancock has resigned as Health Secretary so as to not "distract attention from the single-minded focus that is leading us out of this crisis". Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has been appointed as his replacement.
