He told Sky News: “In terms of vaccine certification, I can confirm we are working on an NHS application; actually it will be the NHS app that is used for people when they book appointments with the NHS and so on, to be able to show you’ve had a vaccine or you’ve had testing. Matt Hancock to lead 5pm press briefing as EU nations suspend use of Oxford jab. Our greatest contribution is probably the Oxford vaccine, he says, and the decision that it is given at cost. The roadmap has been structured the way it has been so we can check if we are on track. Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at Public Health England (PHE), told the Commons Science and Technology Committee the UK’s policy of leaving up to 12 weeks between vaccine doses – a move she said has saved lives – means the UK is behind the US when it comes to fully vaccinated individuals. Mr Hancock is aksed whether the UK will send vaccines to India. HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock chaired today's coronavirus briefing just after 5pm at No10 Downing Street. Mr Hancock says the data show that we are essentially precisely on track to where we should be at this point - that means we can follow the roadmap, he says. 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We also know there are risks and health consequences to not allowing care home residents to have visits, he says. We took the decision when we made the roadmap to all move together and I think that is highly supported, he says. … Prof Van-Tam says an inquiry is very important but 'please not now'. Nearly two-thirds of the adult population in England have now been vaccinated. Speaking at the Downing Street press briefing, Matt Hancock said: “The decision we’ve taken… is to move together, that’s what the road map does. Case numbers in the UK for other variants have grown - I couldn't call them trivial, he says. Most of the steady decline we have seen, the disappearance of our first wave, has been down to the efforts of the British people in following lockdown, Prof Van-Tam says. The health secretary … Elisa Menendez Wednesday 28 Apr 2021 8:15 am The health secretary will lead a press briefing today, No 10 has confirmed. The NHS is under intense pressure across all parts of the country with 37,899 people in UK hospitals with COVID-19 and that includes 4,076 people on ventilators. If you need to boost those people - what do you give them? The loved ones that we’ve lost, the … UK secures 60 million Pfizer vaccines for booster programme I am very grateful to the incredible capability of the people who support me as a minister, he says. The Premier League game at Old Traffod was initially set to kick off at 4.30pm at Old Trafford. Prof Van-Tam goes through the data slides showing the state of play in the UK at the moment. Some people get Covid despite having one dose of the vaccine, he says. Matt Hancock began the press conference by speaking about reaching the milestone of vaccinating 20 million people across the UK. Health secretary Matt Hancock addressed the nation live from Downing Street at 5pm today. In full: Matt Hancock leads Downing Street Covid press briefing In This Story: Matt Hancock Matt Hancock is a British Member of Parliament, who is … Keep engaging in research, she urges, we are now taking therapies from theory into the frontline within six days. The Health Secretary will be joined at the Downing … Read more on chroniclelive.co.uk. “I think they (US) are able to be less cautious, perhaps, than us because of the fact that more people have had two doses, which one would expect to get even better protection against transmission,” she said. Prof Van-Tam thanks frontline clinicians for their support in these studies alongside their workload. England’s deputy chief medical officer has said “we are at or close to the bottom” of levels of coronavirus cases in the UK as the Governemnt secured a further 60 million Pfizer booster jabs. Matt Hancock is set to make a national Covid announcement later today (April 28). Prof Van-Tam says there are 'some twists and turns ahead still'. 8 shares. There will be time for an inquiry but the most important thing for the decision-makers is to make sure we are constantly learning. We no longer look at cases as an inevitable precursor to hospitalisations and deaths, he says. He says we have always said we will potentially need to re-vaccinate people with booster jabs or jabs for different variants. I think it is inconceivable to think we would go from a period of relative calm - where we are now - with no further bumps in the road in terms of upswings and activity between now and this time next year. He says we have just over 2,000 people testing positive a day at the moment. When Man City can win the Premier League title after Manchester United vs Liverpool FC postponed. He says we are in a very different place to where we were in the first few weeks of 2021. Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today, People are swapping their designer foundation for £15 version, Fraud warning as scammers use bank phone numbers to fleece victims. The Health Secretary said 94 per cent of those eligible have said they have had, or will have, the Covid jab when offered. Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 21 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as case rates for Covid rise slightly across the … Mr Hancock is asked if he will set out a timetable for an inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic. Giving some vaccine take-up statistics, the Health Secretary said: “Last week we hit our target to offer a … He says he expects the results to improve after two doses. We are essentially following a good dry line now, but I don't want us to run into any wet patches, he says. Mr Hancock is asked whether a serving government minister should resign if they are found to have broken the rules or laws on party funding. Hancock: More supplies arriving in India from the UK later this week. The data looks at people who test positive after receiving one dose of the vaccine - it found they were up to 50 per cent less likely to pass the disease onto someone in their household. Mr Hancock said ministers were holding discussions about what tiers would replace the lockdown once it is lifted. He says the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 is at very low levels compared to where we were in September last year. Now vaccinations have taken place, the vast majority have had two doses, he says. He says the point of the press conference is to talk about the incredibly important progress we are making on coronavirus. 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He says we are the ones who are trying to generate the data on mix and match schedules for vaccines, we are deep in planning looking at booster vaccine studies, all that work is going on. Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead the Number 10 press briefing today to discuss the latest on the Covid vaccine roll out and the newly discovered Brazil variant in England and Scotland. My message to everyone watching is if you are invited to get a vaccine please come forward, if you need to get a test please come forward. Laura Kuenssberg kicked off the daily briefing press conference. Anyone who is 42 or older can now come forward for a jab. The health secretary will be joined by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam and Dr Nikki Kanani this afternoon. UK Covid Live: Matt Hancock leads press briefing as ‘seven in 10 adults show antibodies’ France planning to allow use of algorithms to detect extremism online Imogen Thomas … Multiple countries are saying 'wow you are getting on with that already, when can you share the data with us', he says. Sergio Aguero can break Wayne Rooney record against favourite Premier League opponents. Seven in 10 adults have protective antibodies, he says. metro.co.uk - Faye Brown • 27d. One way you can test the vaccines against the variants is by 'learning the hard way', which would be seeing the variant circulate widely and provide real-time data - we're not going to create that situation so instead we do tests in laboratory settings, he says. Health Secretary Matt Hancock leads the Downing Street press briefing on Covid-19. He says the situation is a stark reminder that this isn't over yet. He says we are working on it right now to make sure we can get the rules right so people can safely leave a care home and come back without bringing Covid back into the home. We have sent ventilators that we thankfully don't need here anymore, he says. In the last week, the NHS in England has vaccinated 3.3 million people with a first or second dose. ", 24 of the most notorious criminals jailed in the UK in April, Some of the biggest court cases to conclude in the UK over the last month, Manchester United protest LIVE updates as Man Utd vs Liverpool postponed after mass protest. Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today. All-New £19.99 Will Writing Service For Homeowners, You Will Never Have To Scrub A Toilet Again If You Try This New Toilet Cleaner. 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