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Vaccines '80% Effective At Stopping Over-80s Being Hospitalised'

Health secretary Matt Hancock says the Public Health England study is "seriously encouraging".
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More Than 20m Brits Have Now Had Their First Dose Of Covid Vaccine

Matt Hancock said it is a “magnificent achievement for the country”.
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Will JVT's 'Don't Wreck It' Message Be Heard By The Chancellor Too?

Variegated map of UK suggests behaviour change needed from politicians not just the public.
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Matt Hancock Pressed On Support For NHS Staff Beyond 'Asking Public To Clap'

Frontline workers took 3.5m sick days last year as a result of mental ill health, and a pay rise is not thought to feature in the budget.
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Fifth Of Areas Have Rising Covid Cases As Warm Weekend Stokes Fears Of Rule-Breaking

One in five council areas has seen an increase in infections in the last week as deputy chief medical officer says some are "burning hot".
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Matt Hancock Faces Criticism Over 'Misleading' Claim About 'At-Home Smear Tests'

Vagina Museum tells health secretary that self-sampling swabs testing for the Human Papillomavirus Virus are not the same as full cervical screening.
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This Group Is Holding Its Own 'Public Inquiry' Into The Government's Handling Of Covid

This is (sort of) the first UK inquiry into Covid. Here's what it can and can't do.
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The Memorable Ways The Government Have Described The Pandemic

Throughout the coronavirus press briefings, ministers and scientists have used a range of metaphors to try to explain the pandemic response. Here are the more memorable ones.
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Piers Morgan Furiously Shoots Down Matt Hancock's Claims His Team Should Be 'Thanked'

"I don’t think 130,000 deaths shows that you handled it well.”
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Road Out Of Lockdown ‘Is A Move To Personal Responsibility’ Says Matt Hancock

The health secretary stressed the public will have to learn to live with the disease.
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