February 20, 2021
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Johnson calls for ‘further, faster’ vax rollout

He said the July target would allow vulnerable people to be protected “sooner” and would help to further ease lockdown rules across the country….reports Asian Lite News

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that UK offers first dose of a coronavirus vaccine to all adults by the end of July.

UK’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout began in December 2020 has already reached more than 17 million people, the BBC reported on Saturday.

But Johnson said he now wants the programme to “go further and faster”.

He said the July target would allow vulnerable people to be protected “sooner” and would help to further ease lockdown rules across the country.

The prime minister is expected to hold a final meeting on Sunday about how to ease England’s lockdown, before he sets out the full “road map” on Monday.

A speedy rollout of the vaccine to all vulnerable people is seen as critical to reducing the pandemic’s death toll and relieving pressure on the NHS.

The government’s previous target was to offer all adults the first dose by September.

The new plans mean that by April 15, all adults aged 50 and over, as well as younger people with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk, should have been offered a jab.

However, the order of priority in which the under-50s will be offered jabs has yet to be outlined by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

The Labour welcomed the vaccine targets being moved forward, but called on the government to prioritise people based on their job.

Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: “It’s perfectly reasonable for teachers, police officers and other key workers who haven’t been able to stay at home in the lockdown to ask when their turn will be.

“If government aren’t going to prioritise by occupation in the next phase, they need to set out why.”

At least 17.2 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a vaccine at one of the 1,500 vaccination sites across the country, and almost 600,000 have received their second dose.

The government has said it met its pledge of offering a vaccine to everyone in the top four priority groups – including those aged 70 and over, care home residents, healthcare workers and people required to shield – by February 15.

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