What has happened? The NHS has written to GPs, hospitals and councils to warn of a looming fall in the supply of coronavirus vaccines. It said the Vaccines Task Force (VTF) had warned of a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies from the week starting March 29. The VTF, which agreed vaccine deals on behalf of the … Read more
Britain is on track to roll out Covid vaccines to millions of adults in their forties by the end of March — even if the programme doesn’t speed up as much as expected. NHS bosses have told clinics to prepare to dish out twice as many doses as usual from today, raising the prospect of … Read more
Over-40s to get Covid-19 jabs by end of March: Vaccine age bands will be widened in next phase of the rollout… but there will be no priority for key workers Advisers set to recommend rollout’s next phase continues on the basis of age The age bracket is expected to be 40 – 49, wider than … Read more
Downing Street dismisses claim it is planning to force all over-40s to pay more tax to fund the social care system Reports suggested policy was being considered by the Department of Health But Downing Street said this afternoon it is ‘not true that we are considering’ it No10 said Boris Johnson would ‘take the time’ … Read more
Downing Street dismisses claim it is planning to force all over-40s to pay more tax to fund the social care system Reports suggested policy was being considered by the Department of Health But Downing Street said this afternoon it is ‘not true that we are considering’ it No10 said Boris Johnson would ‘take the time’ … Read more
All over-40s could face higher taxes to help fund the cost of care – which is expected to soar by an extra £7billion a year Prime Minister Boris Johnson considering options to end the social care crisis He is under pressure to solve the issue he promised to fix more than a year ago Johnson … Read more