America's medicines regulator will decide on whether to fully approve the use of the Pfizer Covid Vaccine – currently only granted emergency use authorisation – in the U.S. for those aged 16 and over by January 2022.
Reports that the Government could lower the sensitivity of the NHS Covid app in weeks have been denied, with the Prime Minister's spokesman saying the scheme is "working as it is designed to".
When factoring in people 'pinged' by the Covid app alongside those contacted by Test and Trace and children in school 'bubbles', up to 1.6 million people in England were told to self-isolate in a single week.
A Government minister has confirmed Chris Whitty's warning that lockdown could be reintroduced in weeks, saying Boris Johnson will "of course" consider more restrictions if the Covid situation becomes "unacceptable".
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.
Is the recent UK surge peaking? It's hard to see it in the Government's daily 'case' numbers, but ZOE's Tim Spector says his data shows it is, and the unvaccinated are leading the way.
