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The UK was able to secure sufficient supplies of Covid vaccines, after declining to join the EU s procurement scheme. At the time, Mr Johnson was severely criticised for his decision to go it alone. However, the Prime Minister appears to have played a blinder, as Brussels lags behind with its vaccine rollout.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was pleased that care home residents would soon be carefully and safely reunited with loved ones.
The Prime Minister s ambitious targets for vaccinations has seen all care home residents, along with social care and NHS staff receive their Covid inoculations.
This has opened the way for families to be reunited with their elderly loved ones, who have been confined to care homes.
Boris Johnson will let children hold hands with their grandparents (Image: Getty)
The Government is considering plans to allow indoor visits to care homes (Image: Getty)
The Department of Health said the relaxation of the restrictions represented a balance between the risk of infection and the importance of mental health of care home residents.