Day: 17 April 2021

A number of American states say that they are running out of people willing to take a Covid vaccine, as the country is reported to have "hit the vaccine wall".

We're publishing an original piece today by Bella Wallersteiner, a Senior Parliamentary Assistant, setting out the case against making entry to pubs/clubs/festivals conditional on showing a 'Covid Status Certificate'.

Reports are emerging that many health service workers in England are refusing the vaccine, as the number of workers coming forward to receive a Covid jab is falling.

A member of the JCVI has dismissed claims that the Government's "roadmap" out of lockdown could be "scuppered" by Covid variants as "pessimistic", saying that the immunity gained from vaccines "won’t just disappear".

In an entertaining blog post, Russell David imagines how different the past 13 months would have been if David Cameron, not Boris, had been in charge. The answer is much, much better, according to Russell.

Pregnant women should be offered a Covid vaccine, new Government advice says. The AstraZeneca jab will be given where another is not available despite the JCVI saying "more research is needed" on its impact on pregnancy.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who kept his state open all winter, has given a new interview where he talks of his regret in locking down and the challenges he faced reopening in the face of fierce opposition.

Sweden's Professor Johan Giesecke was back talking with Freddie Sayers yesterday, one year on. One of the first major figures to oppose lockdowns, he is unbowed: "I think I got most things right, actually."