Experts have praised the crackdown saying the needs of children come first over those of adults wanting to use the devices to quit smoking as critics slam the illiberal pro-smoking policy.
Dr Clive Dix, who served as its chair from the end of 2020, said the Government destroyed almost everything that was going on after trumpeting the success of the vaccines.
Sir Chris Whitty suggested people should think of STIs in the same way they think about other illnesses caught through oral or respiratory transmission - such as Covid or measles.
A new interactive map shows where parents have been fined the most for their kids missing school, after official figures revealed unauthorised absences had reached a record high