The research comes after figures last week showed deaths falling fastest among over 85s and care home residents, who were vaccinated first Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of Covid-19 admissions to Scotland’s hospitals, landmark research suggests. The study is the first to describe across an entire country the effect of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs in the community on preventing severe illness resulting in hospitalisation. Previous results about vaccine efficacy have come from clinical trials. By the fourth week after receiving the initial dose, the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were shown to reduce the risk of hospitalisation from Covid-19 by up to 85 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.
Boris Johnson s lockdown plan with dates for pubs, gyms, family visits and staycations
Prime Minister reveals plans to get the nation out of lockdown
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The long-awaited details of the Prime Minister s road map out of lockdown have been revealed.
For days, speculation has been rife over what steps the Government will take to steer England out of its current coronavirus restrictions.
Mr Johnson was chairing a virtual meeting of his Cabinet on Monday morning to discuss the plan, and has now announced the details to Parliament.
He is expected to host a Downing Street press conference at 7pm on Monday alongside key advisers