The vaccine has given us hope, but we still need to follow the rules
Vaccines offer the way out of the coronavirus pandemic and a return to life as we knew it, but infection rates still need to come down
23 January 2021 • 9:30pm
The UK s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam: No vaccine has ever been 100 per cent effective so no-one will have 100 per cent protection from the virus
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Next Saturday will mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and next Sunday will be one year on from the first case of Covid-19 detected in the UK.
COVID-19 timeline: It s been one year since the first announced case in the United States
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Jan. 20, 2020
Jan. 21, 2020
Jan. 29, 2020
The White House announces the formation of a new task force that will help monitor and contain the spread of the virus, and ensure Americans have accurate and up-to-date health and travel information, it says.
Jan. 30, 2020
The United States reports its first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. On the same day, WHO determines that the outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Jan. 31, 2020
The Trump administration announces it will deny entry to foreign nationals who have traveled in China in the last 14 days.
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