The war against Covid got a huge boost tonight with the news all adults in the UK should be vaccinated by July 31. A major acceleration of the rollout was announced by Boris Johnson, who vowed every adult – 52.8million – will have been invited to have the jab two months ahead of schedule.
It raises hopes that the worst of lockdown could soon be over and the country can, finally, get back to some kind of normal.
Mr Johnson said: “I want to see the rollout go further and faster in the coming weeks. “We will now aim to offer a jab to every adult by the end of July, helping us protect the most vulnerable sooner, and take further steps to ease some of the restrictions in place.” He also promises all over-50s – and those at risk with underlying