The Government has confirmed it aims to vaccinate all people over 50 by the end of April. After Number 10 repeatedly refused to be more specific than "by the end of spring" - and refusing to clarify when spring ends - the date was confirmed in a Cabinet Office document today.
The plan is to have all vulnerable groups inoculated before May, when local elections are scheduled to take place, according to the papers.
It was revealed as part of the plan to press ahead with local elections, to take place on May 6 2021. The document reads: "Our public health response – not least the vaccination programme, which we plan will have reached all nine priority cohorts by May – means that we can commit to go ahead with these polls with confidence." Vacci
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