Europe’s vaccine roll-out is ‘unacceptably slow and prolonging the pandemic’, WHO warns

Europe’s vaccine roll-out has been condemned for being ‘unacceptably slow’ and blamed for ‘prolonging the pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation. ‘Vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic … However, the rollout of these vaccines is unacceptably slow’ and is ‘prolonging the pandemic’, WHO director for Europe Hans Kluge said today. He added … Read more

Tory rebels warn prolonging lockdown will cause ‘tidal wave of misery’

Boris Johnson was warned by his own Tory MPs today that prolonging the UK’s coronavirus lockdown could result in a ‘tidal wave of human misery’ as the Prime Minister was urged to ease restrictions ‘as quickly at possible’.  The PM is expected on Thursday to renew the lockdown before using an address to the nation … Read more