“The way you test these vaccines against these variants is either you have that variant circulating widely in your population, and you then kind of learn the hard way whether vaccines are working or not – you gain real-life epidemiological data. “Now seven in 10 adults have protective Covid-19 antibodies, this is the vaccination programme in action.”. Read the transcript of the full briefing here. “We can’t do that if they are not circulating – we are trying not to let them circulate so we are not going to create that situation so instead what we do are a series of laboratory studies called neutralisation studies.”, In light of available lab studies, he added: “Likely in my view, the first thing to go – if something goes – will be protecting against infection, but I hope protection against severe disease will be much more solid and much more lasting.”. Matt Hancock will today lead the Government’s next coronavirus briefing at Number 10 where he is expected to answer questions on the latest Covid-19 worries and concerns. Health Secretary Matt Hancock posed for a picture while being jabbed by England's deputy chief medical officer professor Jonathan Van Tam at the Science Museum in London this morning. Matt Hancock will lead a coronavirus briefing today - here's when. “But I think it is inconceivable to think we will go from a period of relative calm, which is where we are now, with no further bumps in the road in terms of upswings in activity between now and this time next year.”. Matt Hancock at today's coronavirus briefing talked about vaccines, testing and mega labs. “I’ve also been working with Health Minister for Northern Ireland Robin Swann to donate large-scale oxygen production equipment from Northern Ireland capable of producing over 1,000 litres of oxygen per minute, which is one of the main needs of the people of India.”. “My sense is that probably we are at or close to the bottom at the moment in terms of this level of disease in the UK.”. He adds that India is in their 'hour of need'. Chelsea FC vs Real Madrid: Could Kai Havertz could be the answer to Sergio Ramos return? Prof Van-Tam added: “I couldn’t call the numbers trivial but at the same token I don’t see them rushing away now or in the next few weeks in terms of giving us a new kind of problem. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the coronavirus situation in India is “harrowing”. “The good news is that as far as the next step is concerned, which is in a few weeks’ time – and we’re going to keep monitoring the data – but as of today, we are on track for step three on May 17 and that is good news.”. Elisa Menendez Wednesday 28 Apr 2021 8:15 am The health secretary will lead a press briefing today, No 10 has confirmed. Transcribe Your Own Content. Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Downing … I had meeting on this yesterday to make sure that we can get the rules right so that people can safely leave a care home and come back without bringing coronavirus back into the home.”. It was one of five big announcements from the press conference: Speaking at the Downing Street press conference, Mr Hancock said: "The vaccine is helping us to bring back our freedom and we must protect this progress. Hancock: More supplies arriving in India from the UK later this week. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that the mystery sixth case of the Brazilian P1 variant of coronavirus has been identified. “And one of our commitments is that we will not ever block exports to anywhere around the world of a product made for a market around the world.”. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said seven in 10 adults now have protective Covid-19 antibodies. “That’s why the road map has been structured the way it is, so that we can check that we are on track. “More supplies will be arriving later this week. Matt Hancock coronavirus briefing RECAP: UK secures a further 60 million doses of Pfizer vaccine. Deputy chief medical officer for England Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said there were likely to be “some twists and turns ahead” in terms of coronavirus cases and “caution” was still needed. Asked at a Downing Street briefing on Wednesday when an inquiry should take place and what it should examine, Prof Van-Tam said: “My views on the inquiry are it is very important but please, not now. “We are far too busy still engaged in cementing in the gains that we have made and making sure that we don’t have anything like the same turbulence next winter we had this winter. By WBWire. “Nearly three-quarters of a million people booked their appointments on Monday alone – so that is nearly 250 appointments booked a minute, or around 15,000 an hour. I want to update you on the latest Coronavirus data and the vaccine rollout. “But the situation in India is that they obviously have a vaccination programme which is largely driven by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being produced in India. And the UK is on course to offer every adult at least one jab by the end of July, which would mean giving everyone a second dose by around the end of October at the latest. “But we just need to make sure we don’t have to go backwards again on any of this and just hold the line a teeny bit longer.”. More than a quarter of the adult population has already received two vaccinations. “So we took the decision when we wrote the road map that we all move as one, and I think that is very widely supported.”, Asked if he heard the Prime Minister allegedly say he would rather “bodies pile up” than impose another lockdown, Mr Hancock replied: “No I didn’t.”. He also pledged the UK would do everything it could to help India, where a devastating surge of new infections has left healthcare systems on the brink of collapse. “And that is all about protecting the progress that has been made so far and we do that learning as much as we can whenever the science can come up with that data.”. 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