Johnson Doubles Down on Vaccine Strategy as His Popularity Wanes

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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a campaign to offer vaccine booster shots to people 50 and older, as well as first shots to 3 million children, ages 12-15 — all while reiterating his vow to avoid future lockdowns.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to speak at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, 2019.

“We’re now in a situation where so many of the population have some degree of immunity, smaller changes in the way we’re asking people to behave can have a bigger impact,” Johnson said at a news conference. It was a looming funding crisis in health and social care programs that forced Johnson to break his word and agree to raise taxes on workers, employers and some investors. Not only has that put at risk his party’s reputation for low taxation, but it has also angered several prominent party donors.

On Tuesday, Johnson emphasized the success of the vaccination campaign, which he said had produced “one of the most free societies and one of the most open economies in Europe.” He added, “That’s why we are now sticking with our strategy.” Monday’s decision to vaccinate children as young as 12 was contentious, though many other countries, including the United States, France, Italy and the Netherlands began doing so months ago. The British government’s advisory group, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, had previously concluded that the health benefits for those ages 12-15 were marginal.

The question for Johnson is whether vaccines and his light-touch approach to other restrictions will be enough to forestall more draconian measures.

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