Boris Johnson has taken his eye off the ball and his energies have been consumed by preparations for the forthcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Sajid Javid has ordered NHS chiefs to allow over-50s to book their third jab a month earlier than at present in a bid to turbocharge the sluggish rollout of boosters across the UK.
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