CHILDREN will be tested with lateral flow tests twice a week – with 32 million test kits being sent out. And just one single dose of a Pfizer/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can give 90 per cent protection from the disease, as new figures show jabs are slashing hospitalisations. Meanwhile Boris Johnson this weekend pledged to get Britain’s workers back to their offices “soon” as the UK officially passed 19 MILLION first doses today. Speaking at a rail industry conference, the PM dismissed the idea that the lockdown would lead to a permanent shift towards Brits working from home. And former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: "We need to get people back to work as soon as possible. "There are lots of reasons why work is important to our lives. It affects people's physical and mental wellbeing and there are issues around productivity. Follow our live blog below for the very latest on the UK ‘s path out of lockdown … Niamh Cavanagh 3 minutes ago WALES – VACCINE COUNT Public Health Wales said a total of 923,615 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had now been given in Wales, an increase of 7,279 from the previous day. The agency… Read full this story
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