Irish Children will only be given Coronavirus disease-19 Jabs if they are vulnerable, according to reports.
It is said that the ministers have decided not to vaccinate children on a mass scale, but only vaccinate vulnerable groups of 12 to 15 years old or children living with vulnerable adults.
They will get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The government’s plan is expected to be announced on Monday.
Live Update
Jonathan Ashworth: Many people will feel frustrated with the “special exclusivity rule” because Sunak and Johnson will not self-isolate
Shadow Health Minister Jonathan Ashworth said that after declaring that neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor of the Exchequer need to self-isolate, many people across the UK will be disappointed by the “special, exclusive rules”.
He told Sky News: “This year there will be parents across the country struggling when their children are sent home because they are in a bubble and have to isolate themselves.”
“There will be workers quarantined across the country because they have been investigated, including in the public service, including the NHS.
“For many of them, waking up this morning to hear that Boris Johnson and Rich Sunak have a special rule, an exclusive rule, and they will say that this is a rule for them, right It’s a different matter for the rest of us.”
Angela Renner criticizes Johnson and Sunak for not self-isolating
The deputy leader of the Labor Party, Angela Rayner, criticized the government because after Sajid Javid tested positive for Covid-19, despite the fact that the NHS Test and Trace had already contacted Boris Johnson. Contacted Rishi Sunak, but still declared that there is no need to self-quarantine.
She wrote on Twitter: “Sorry for my non-parliamentary language, but this just requires ***.
“If you don’t follow the rules they set, they want my voters to follow.
“This government despises the public, thinking that they are above the law and that the rules do not apply to them.”
After Javid was diagnosed with Covid-19, Boris Johnson and Rich Sunak “made a phone call”
Long-term infected people will benefit from a £19.6 million research investment
The government announced that long-term Covid patients will benefit from a new research program worth 19.6 million pounds.
Fifteen new studies funded by the government through the National Institutes of Health (NIHR) are designed to help better understand the condition, improve diagnosis, and find new treatments.
The new research project will enable researchers across the UK to pool their expertise by analyzing people who have suffered long-term effects of Covid and the healthcare professionals who support them.
Ministers await to know if they are facing “Freedom Day” in quarantine
After confirming that Sajid Javid had Covid-19, Whitehall’s ministers and officials are waiting anxiously to find out whether they must be quarantined on the so-called “Freedom Day”.
The Minister of Health announced on Saturday night that a complete PCR test confirmed the results of an earlier rapid lateral flow test that he was infected with the virus.
This may mean that a large number of ministers and senior officials will be confined at home when the blockade restrictions in England finally come to an end on Monday.
According to reports, after Boris Johnson had a long meeting with Mr. Javid on Friday on the 10th, Downing Street would not comment on the suggestion that Boris Johnson might be one of them.
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