With approval of the Government's handling of the vaccine rollout standing at 72%, the Tories have extended their lead over Labour up to nine points, according to new polling by Opinium.
Europe's medicines regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. The UK has ordered 30 million doses of the jab, but it has not yet been approved by its regulator.
Less than a week after the MHRA said Brits below the age of 30 should be offered alternatives to the AstraZeneca vaccine, Government advisors have said that the same rule could apply for those aged 30-39.
The goalposts have been shifted so many times that it has become difficult to keep up with the latest requirements set by the Government to unlock Britain.
Britain has passed another milestone in its vaccine rollout with six million people now fully vaccinated against Covid. Almost 32 million have also received their first dose of a vaccine.
Britons below the age of 30 will be offered alternatives to the AstraZeneca vaccine following advice from the MHRA. The medicines agency said there is a possible link between the AZ jab and "extremely rare" blood clots.
Britain's rollout of the Moderna Covid vaccine began today amid disruptions in its supply of the AstraZeneca jab. The AZ vaccine is facing scrutiny regarding its connection to rare blood clots.
The "roadmap" out of lockdown could be sped up because of the success of Britain's vaccine rollout and despite overly pessimistic modelling by SAGE, according to a Government scientist.
Concern over the link between the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and rare cases of blood clots has led to the halting of trials of the jab on children aged six to 17.
British health officials are worried that younger people – particularly young women – may turn down the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine because of fears over blood clotting.
