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Boris Johnson Targets Vaccines for Everyone Over 50 by April

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By Joe Mayes

February 10, 2021 at 5:56 PM UTC

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February 10, 2021 at 6:34 PM UTC

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set a target to vaccinate all over-50s against coronavirus by the end of April, but warned it’s still too soon to talk about lifting the nation’s lockdown.

More data on the success of vaccines is needed before restrictions can be eased, Johnson’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, said at a televised press briefing with the two men on Wednesday evening.