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Boris Johnson has suggested that the “vast majority” of those most vulnerable to the coronavirus could be vaccinated against the disease by Easter.
The prime minister, speaking at a press conference in Downing Street, said this would “be a very substantial change” in the way the UK can manage COVID-19.
With the Oxford University vaccine shown to be up to 90% effective, Johnson said launching the jab “with a good lick,” perhaps also in combination with two other vaccines developed by Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna, then the Kingdom United “. Should be able to vaccinate … the vast majority of people who need the most protection for Easter.”
“That would be a very substantial change from where we are at the moment,” he added.
“I don’t want to give more hostages to fortune than that, but that’s the best information we have.”
However, the prime minister warned that the UK “is not out of the woods yet” and warned that the coming months “will be tough, it will be cold, including January and February when the NHS is under its greatest pressure.”
He vowed to “keep pushing hard” against COVID and said that now “is not the time to let the virus tear itself apart for the sake of the holiday season.”
“It’s the season to be cheerful, but it’s also the season to be very careful,” added Johnson.
The prime minister, following talks with the delegated administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is expected to establish later this week how families could reunite during the holiday period.
Earlier, Johnson had exposed to the House of Commons how new “tougher” three-tier restraint system – which will run until the end of March – would replace England’s current national blockade from 2 December.
