Vaccines have been widely cited as the world’s exit route from the pandemic. However, Boris Johnson said this week he will take a “cautious and prudent approach” to easing the country out of its third national lockdown since March 2020. The Prime Minister is awaiting new data on the impact of vaccines on the spread of coronavirus in the UK before announcing any easing of lockdown measures. Later this month, Mr Johnson is expected to outline his ‘roadmap’ for easing lockdown, which he has stressed will be based on “data not dates”. Vaccine priority list: Which group is being vaccinated now? Which group is next? (Image: GETTY)