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Vaccinations accelerate in Italy, while the EU mulls a COVID-19 travel pass
Bloomberg
Italy’s vaccination campaign is gathering speed. The country is considering the possibility of letting citizens receive second shots while on holiday.
Europe’s third-largest economy has accelerated its vaccination campaign, with more than 500,000 shots given per day. This means most second doses are scheduled for August, when most Italians are on holiday.
While regional and national authorities debate the logistics of such a step, allowing shots away from home would boost the country’s battered tourism industry.
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective even after the first dose, according to a large-scale study by the Italian National Institute of Health.
Ministers showcase the UK’s green future ahead of COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma marked less than six months to go until the climate change summit this November, as Government Ministers travelled across the country to see how the UK is greening all parts of society.
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14 May 2021
COP26 President Alok Sharma spoke at Whitelee Windfarm outside of Glasgow on the urgent need for action on climate change
UK Ministers visited sites across the country to showcase UK climate action and leadership towards a green economy
Mr Sharma repeated work towards hosting the UN climate conference in person
13 May 2021
Findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show infections have halved since the last REACT-1 study in March, with only 1 in 1,000 people infected.
Data suggest the vaccination rollout continues to impact positively on prevalence, but new variants remain a threat.
Findings from the eleventh report of REACT-1, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published today (Thursday 13 May) by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI.
Over 127,000 volunteers were tested with PCR tests in England between 15 April and 3 May to examine the levels of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the general population. The latest data show infections in England have halved since the last REACT-1 report published on 8 April, where testing took place between 11 and 30 March.
Government tells NHS Digital to collect sensitive GP records - patients have until 23 June to opt out
medConfidential accuses DHSC and NHS Digital of sneaking intrusive new measures in under the cover of Covid
Government tells NHS Digital to collect sensitive GP records - you have til 23 June to opt out
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