COVID news - live UK updates: Hancock leads coronavirus press conference - as next vaccine priority groups revealed

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'The moral thing to do is to make sure that we save the most lives.' Matt Hancock says teachers will not be prioritised for vaccines as they are 'no more likely' to catch COVID-19 than any other members of the population who go to work. Coronavirus:

Today's briefing from Number 10 was one which emphasised that there is still a long way to go in the pandemic. Jonathan Van-Tam, a deputy chief medical officer, issued a stark warning to the public to not"wreck this now". He says that even though people are getting vaccinated, they should not take this as a sign the rules do not apply to them.

Jim Scott from The Northern Echo asks if the vaccine distribution method favours the South of England, and asks about a GP surgery in the North that is not able to vaccinate people due to a shortage of jabs. Simons also asks if Jonathan Van-Tam and Dr Susan Hopkins would support a revival of the Eat Out To Help Out scheme, given that it has been linked to a rise in cases.

She says this is because it is important for children to see facial expressions while they learn. Dr Hopkins adds that children can also have trouble keeping masks on. Mr Hancock replies that the regional differences are smaller than when the tier system was in place in the Autumn.Hannah from Belfast asks if couples could see each other, and whether support bubbles could be extended.

The deputy chief medical officer says he has been receiving emails asking if it is ok to start breaking lockdown rules. The health secretary points to new ONS figures that show 94% of adults have had a vaccine or intend to have one.He is joined by England's deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam and Dr Susan Hopkins from Public Health England.

The prominent pollster and founder of respected data-driven news website FiveThirtyEight, says figures indicate COVID deaths are falling"VERY quickly" in Britain.While a subsequent tweet acknowledges the strict lockdown measures will also be a factor, he concludes that the current numbers"may put at least a tiny bit of empirical weight in the 'first doses first works' bucket".

Matuschik had derided BTS's version of"Fix You" as"blasphemy" and compared the band to COVID-19, describing them as"some crappy virus that hopefully there will be a vaccine for soon as well." In an effort to clarify the existing state of play - and to offer some idea as to when you may be eligible to receive a jab - Sky News has put togetherIt provides a rough estimate as to when different age groups are in line for vaccination - and includes a helpful table based on those estimations.A man has denied sending a suspicious package to a coronavirus vaccine production site in Wrexham, North Wales, in January.

 

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Some peoples who’s saying the vaccine will change a DNA should take this as a one more chance from the universe to them ... and fix themselves

Anyone who is scared of the dark should keep a light on. Anyone who is grownup and thinks the dark will kill them should stay in the dark. Anybody who wants to live life and does not fall in the previous categories should do just that

PaulWhiteman6 C-19 deaths of teachers when schools open were statistically significantly lower than those in working population 18.4 deaths per 100k males (31.4), 9.8 per100k females (16.8). One death is too many, I understand the concern, but be factual

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