By Two households or groups of up to six people are now able to meet outside in England again as the stay-at-home Covid restrictions order comes to an end.
30 million people in the UK have received a first vaccine dose, accounting for about 57% of all adults
The minister for vaccine deployment, Nadhim Zahawi, has said that April will be the “second dose month”, as the UK passed the milestone of giving a first jab to 30 million people, comprising the vast majority of those in the first nine priority groups.
The minister’s remark confirms a near pausing of the first dose programme – even as an additional vaccine, from Moderna, becomes available in April – as other supplies are focused on ensuring that people receive second doses within the promised 12-week limit.
Zahawi wrote on Twitter that the UK remained on track to protect “the whole adult population by end July”, but spelled out the switch in focus by adding: “April will be second dose month.”
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