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Johnson Urges U.K. to Stick to Rules Despite Vaccine Hopes

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to keep following coronavirus restrictions despite early indications of a vaccine breakthrough, saying it is “very, very early days.”

In a televised press conference Monday, he said while the world has “cleared one significant hurdle,” there are several more to go before a vaccine can be rolled out for the population.