LONDON Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the government is a “long, long, long way” from being able to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.Hancock said there was.
Almost half a million Britons have been vaccinated in a single day, official figures reveal, as the rollout continues to gather steam.
Department of Health data shows a record 493,013 jabs were administered on Saturday, marking the fifth day in a row that the operation has picked up the pace.
And three quarters of Britain s over-80s have now received their first dose, according to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in another promising sign that the country could be on course to hit its ambitious target.
Ministers are aiming to get first vaccine doses to around 15million people by February 15, targeting those who are most at risk of dying if they catch Covid-19.
LONDON: Delaying a second dose of coronavirus vaccine will save “thousands of lives” and may provide better protection in the long run, a top government vaccine adviser has.