The vaccines minister today dismissed claims the waiting time between vaccines is being halved in a bid to stem the surge in Delta infections. Nadhim Zahawi said he was puzzled by the suggestion as evidence showed that the current eight-week gap gave better protection from coronavirus. According to the Sunday Times, officials have asked the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to provide immediate advice on reducing the interval to four weeks. The new Health Secretary said internal modelling showed the current record number of 5.3million patients awaiting treatment could more than double this summer. Modelling shown to the Health Secretary showed seven million people who would have normally sought medical treatment did not during the pandemic.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2021 00:00 UTC