Covid live: more than 325,000 in England get boosters in one day as UK chancellor rejects calls for immediate ‘plan B’

Latest updates:NHS chief says Saturday was ‘biggest day yet for Covid booster jabs’ as Rishi Sunak saysCovid numbers don ’t suggest action needed todayUK government paving way to bring in ‘plan B’ Covid rulesDarker skies and colder weather are perfect conditions for Covid to thriveRussia sees record deaths as country prepares for new curbsSee all our coronavirus coverageChinahas given complete doses of Covid-19 vaccines to about 75.6% of its population as of 23 October, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said on Sunday.Some 1.068 billion people have been inoculated with the required dosages, out of a population of 1.412 billion, Mi told a news briefing.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 24, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Streisand Neto (now); Caroline Davies and Aamna Mohdin (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus Science World news Infectious diseases Source Type: news