Hope for holidays? Matt Hancock says trips abroad ‘may well’ happen this summer but leaves viewers cringeing as he describes the ‘red room’ office where he does interviews as a ‘boudoir’ during appearance on ITV’s This Morning Matt Hancock suggested that foreign holidays are not off the cards this summer Insisted the situation on travel … Read more
Mass coronavirus vaccination sites across the UK have announced they will close temporarily next month due to looming supply issues – as Matt Hancock revealed the jabs have saved at least 6,000 lives already in the UK. Vaccine centres in Devon, Cornwall and Kent are among those to have confirm they will ‘have to pause’ during … Read more
Matt Hancock today unveiled a new pandemic-fighting body that will replace Public Health England and protect the UK in the face of future disease outbreaks. The Health Secretary said the UK Health Security Agency will begin work next month and its ‘sole job’ will be to ‘plan, prevent and respond to external threats to health’. … Read more
The Indian factory churning out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has reportedly asked the country’s government for permission to ‘immediately’ ship millions of doses to the UK. Indian media reports that the Serum Institute has written to ministers for consent to export the jabs, after New Delhi last week blocked a batch of 5million. Health Secretary Matt … Read more
Matt Hancock today unveiled a new pandemic-fighting body that will replace Public Health England and protect the UK in the face of future disease outbreaks. The Health Secretary said the UK Health Security Agency will begin work next month and its ‘sole job’ will be to ‘plan, prevent and respond to external threats to health’. … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today confirmed the Government is pushing for coronavirus vaccines to be made compulsory for care home staff. Ministers have grown increasingly concerned about low uptake among carers in parts of England and latest data shows as little as a third have had the jabs in London. Mr Hancock admitted mandatory vaccination … Read more
Jabs will be COMPULSORY for care home staff: Leaked report says ministers will make vaccinations mandatory for workers in adult social care amid concerns over low take-up Figures show jab take-up among care home staff across England remains low To combat the issue, the government has now pushed for compulsory vaccines If plans go through, … Read more
New Covid test that spots variants faster could HALVE the time it takes to identify mutant strains, experts say New variant test will soon be testing every Covid positive sample for mutations Genotype assay testing could halve the time it takes to spot virus mutations The new system is currently being trialled in NHS Test … Read more
Britain’s jab drive reaches the half-way stage: Matt Hancock hails ‘national success story’ as he announces 50% of UK adults have received their first dose of Covid vaccine By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 11:26 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 11:33 GMT, 20 March 2021 Half of all Britons have had their first dose … Read more
Secret talks have been launched with India over vaccine export restrictions that threaten to slow the UK rollout of jabs, the Mail can reveal. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs that a ‘delay’ to a shipment of five million AstraZeneca jabs from India was a key factor in shortages that will slow the pace of the … Read more