Oxford vaccine director on jab's impact on transmission
England’s chief medical officer has said the UK is “past the peak” of the current wave of coronavirus infections, but warned that there could be another surge if restrictions are eased too soon.
Professor Chris Whitty told the Downing Street press conference: “Most of my colleagues think we are past the peak. Now, that doesn’t mean you can’t have another one.”
Prime minister Boris Johnson hailed the “colossal” effort by the NHS in successfully vaccinating 10 million people so far, but also cautioned that it was too soon to allow people to meet up once they have received a second jab.
He warned that infections were still too “forbiddingly high for us to imagine the relaxation of the current guidelines”.
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