All remaining over-50s are expected to be called up for a Covid vaccine in the coming days with a surge in supply meaning half of all UK adults will have had their first jab by the end of the week.
Germany and France are the latest countries to pause their rollouts of the AstraZeneca jab because of fears over blood clotting. Boris Johnson, Britain's medicines regulator and AZ itself have all defended the vaccine.
Ireland and the Netherlands have joined the list of countries that have suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine because of fears over blood clotting.
Half of bosses won't let their staff return to offices if they refuse to take the Covid vaccine, according to a new survey of 300 business owners.
Concerns about the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine have intensified following reports of three Norwegian health workers suffering from blood clots after receiving the jab.
PHE found a 48% increase in infection risk among over 80s in the week after the first jab. The FDA found 40%. Now a study from Denmark finds 40%. Will the Government publish the data to set our minds at ease?
Denmark has temporarily halted the administration of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine following reports of cases of blood clots forming. Austria has also paused usage while investigating a death from coagulation disorders.
Historian and Lockdown Sceptics regular Guy de la Bédoyère, who wrote a book about the development of the Polio vaccine, explains why having the Covid jab was a no-brainer for him.
Travellers into Spain will need to show vaccine passports from May. That rules out unvaccinated Brits. But what about those with the vaccine? May could still be too early, warns Grant Shapps: "you can't say for certain".
In January, Grant Shapps said that if the Government did not fully unlock the country by early March, he would stand "on the barricades to get our freedoms back". This date has passed, but Mr Shapps has lost his nerve.
