Boris Johnson has pledged all UK adults will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of July

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated that all UK adults can be vaccinated against the coronavirus before the end of July, thus accelerating the planned timetable, just before announcing a “cautious” exit from detention on Monday.

“We have proposed to offer a vaccine to all adults by the end of July, which will help us protect the most vulnerable earlier, and we will take more steps to ease some of the restrictions in place,” the prime minister said in a statement.

More than 17 million people in Britain have received their first dose of the vaccine to date, nearly one in three adults.

The government is seeking to speed up the vaccination plan by which, first, it will offer a vaccine by April 15 to adults over 50 and those with underlying health problems.

So far, the executive planned to have made an appointment to vaccinate all adults before the end of September. Johnson mentioned that the vaccine acceleration plan will ease some of the stringent COVID-19 measures, although he added that “the way out of the blockade will be cautious and staggered”.

Likewise, the British Prime Minister pledged to donate surplus vaccines to the poorest countries. In contrast, the director of the World Trade Organization (WTO) urged Britain to immediately start giving vaccines to the poorest countries, instead of waiting for a surplus, saying that “equitable access matters rich and poor countries ”.

The UK is one of the countries hardest hit by the epidemic, with more than 120,000 people dead from the virus, although detention decreed in early January reduced the number of cases and hospitalizations.

The Conservative leader plans to announce to parliament on Monday his roadmap to leave the enclosure, and the priority will be the gradual reopening of schools from March 8. Johnson, who has already put forward his intention to see schools resume face-to-face activity from March 8, will unveil his full program during an appearance before the House of Commons on Monday around 3:30 p.m. GMT and will propose later – midday a late press conference.

The number of coronavirus infections fell 19.2% in the past seven days, to 10,406 infections recorded on Saturday, while deaths also fell, 22.1% over the same period, although on Saturday they rebounded to 1,492 new deaths.

(With information from Europa Press, AFP and EFE)

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