Coronavirus live: more than half of all European adults fully vaccinated; more Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo

More than200 million Europeans fully vaccinated but programme still behind summer target;more Olympic athletes confirmed to have Covid‘It’s too late’: US doctor says dying patients asking for Covid vaccineItaly set to impose ‘green pass’ restrictions on unvaccinated peopleStark silence in Tokyo speaks volumes about Olympic fearsChina refuses further inquiry into Covid-19 origins in Wuhan labTax raids target Indian paper that criticised government over Covid9.27pmBSTAdvisers to theUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will consider evidence suggesting that a booster dose of Covid vaccines could increase protection among people with compromised immune systems, Reuters reports.Data presented ahead of the meeting noted that such people have a reduced antibody response following the recommended primary vaccination series compared with healthy individuals.8.56pmBSTClearer information and messages from role models are needed to boost Covid vaccination uptake among young people, experts have said, as figures showed that fewer than 60% of 18- to 25-year-olds had received their first jab inEngland.Adults over the age of 18 have been eligible for vaccination against Covid-19 in England since 18 June. But according to the latestdata from Public Health England (PHE), uptake of the vaccine in younger groups already appears to be levelling off.Related:Covid jab uptake slows among young people in England, PHE saysContinue reading...
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