Prognosis
Javid Says ‘Plan B’ Not Needed, Confirms Racial Bias Probe
- Government leans on booster program heading into holidays
- U.K. will look into ‘systemic’ issues with medical devices
A woman receives her Covid-19 vaccination booster jab in London, on Nov. 10.
Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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There’s no need yet for the U.K. to implement “Plan B” to clamp down on persistently high Covid infection levels, said U.K. Health Minister Sajid Javid.
Separately, Javid confirmed that the U.K. would follow the lead of U.S. health agencies and review what he called possible “systemic racial bias” in certain medical devices and “in health services across the world.”