"I expect that by the end of this week, we'll be able to open up the National Booking Service to all adults age 18 and above. (Image: LNP)It comes as a new Public Health England study found that unvaccinated people have twice the risk of hospital admission with the Delta variant as the Alpha variant. A separate PHE study found that Covid-19 vaccines are "highly effective" in preventing hospital admission with the Delta variant of coronavirus. PHE found that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is 94 per cent effective against hospital admission after just one dose, rising to 96 per cent after two doses. And the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is 71 per cent effective against hospital admission after just one dose, rising to 92 per cent after two doses.

Source: Daily Mirror June 15, 2021 09:28 UTC