Government deal with CureVac will develop Covid vaccines against future variants

direct to your inbox For millions of adults patiently waiting for their coronavirus vaccine in the UK, they may be wondering - when will I get my first and second doses? The UK began rolling out the vaccine on December 8, and so far more than 18 million people have already received the first dose and the second.Vaccine take-up has been high, too, at more than 90 per cent, a Downing Street briefing heard on Monday night.The latest figures, released on Monday February 22 showed that 17,723,840

Piers Morgan has given an update on his mum's health after revealing she was left "bed-ridden" following her coronavirus vaccine.The 55 year old sparked concern earlier this month when he opened up on his mum's "bad reaction," but has now comforted fans by telling them she is "perfectly okay." He returned to Good Morning Britain after the half term break on Monday morning and gave more information on his mum Gabrielle's response to the vaccine.

direct to your inboxThe use of Covid vaccine passports is 'under consideration,' the foreign secretary has suggested.Dominic Raab refused to rule out that people in the UK could be asked to show they are vaccinated when visiting a pub, restaurant or in other areas of society. It comes ahead of the Prime Minister's announcement as he is due to set out his 'roadmap' out of the coronavirus lockdown in England on the week beginning February 22.

direct to your inboxThe government is considering a 'jabs at work' plan to accelerate the vaccination of people under 50 starting in spring, it has been reported.More than 11.4million people have now had the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, the latest figures show.And according to the Sunday Telegraph, the government is confident it will have vaccinated everyone in the nine priority groups by May, or perhaps even earlier.Attention will then turn to how to get the remaining adult

direct to your inboxA fourth Covid-19 vaccine could be approved for use in the UK within weeks as late-stage trials suggested it was 89pc effective in preventing coronavirus.The UK has secured 60 million doses of the Novavax jab – to be produced on Teesside – which is believed to offer protection against the new UK and South African variants.It was shown to be 89.3pc effective at preventing coronavirus in participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial in the UK, which involved more than 15,000

Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.