By: Gideon Gottfried
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In this photo illustration a symbolic COVID-19 health passport seen on a smartphone screen. There s much debate in the UK about what such a health passport might look like, and whether it s compatible with the spirit of social gatherings. The UK government just announced a series of pilot events across the country. The fact that Covid-status certification is to be trialed as part of the pilot program is cause for a lot of debate.
UK bodies representing night time and hospitality businesses have criticized the hints from government that Covid-status certification may be required in its plans for reopening the night time economies.
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People in Wales will receive the first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Wednesday.
The UK has bought 17 million doses of that vaccine – enough for 8.5 million people.
Jabs will be given out at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen in what has been hailed as “another key milestone” in the fight against coronavirus.
Investigations are continuing into any potential association of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab with a rare form of blood clot (Yui Mok/PA)
It comes as a trial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in children has been paused while regulators investigate reports of a rare form of blood clot among adults.