Boris Johnson gambles with lives in a vaccine second dose crisis as care residents still die and doctors warn Tories that the long delay between injections could lead to thousands of excess deaths as first jab is ‘not effective’… 223 Comments at The Daily Mirror

Meanwhile more EU states ban the UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine for over 65’s where most Covid deaths occur, and growing evidence suggests the South African variant may end up evading antibodies produced by vaccines or natural infection. On top of all that it’s snowing and BLOODY FREEZING
Care home residents dying after first jab as Boris Johnson gambles on vaccine delays
main text by Nicola Small, John Siddle at The Daily Mirror shared with thanks

Boris Johnson is taking the biggest gamble of his career over delays to the Covid vaccine programme.
The PM ordered vital second doses to be delayed by up to 12 weeks after the first so millions more people could have their initial injection.
But dozens of care home residents have died with Covid after the jab, the Sunday People has discovered. /continues below







