Matt Hancock gets his Covid vaccine from Professor Jonathan Van-Tam
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said the numbers of people testing positive for Covid-19 were "in very low levels" and comparable to September last year, adding that the number of people in hospital due to the virus is expected to drop further.
Looking ahead, he said vaccines could reduce a third wave of the virus, making it a "third upsurge" instead, but said it was "inconceivable" that there will not be further bumps in the road.
This additional stock of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab - which has been rolled out in the UK since December - will be used alongside other approved vaccines for the booster programme. The Government said it will publish further details on the booster programme in due course, with the policy informed by advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation .Topics
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