UK to allow ‘surge vaccination’ in Covid hotspots hit by Indian variant

PM to outline how government will counter sharp rise in infections linked to B.1.617.2 variant

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A Conservative council leader has strongly hinted that the UK government will give permission imminently for the surge vaccination" of all adults in areas hit by outbreaks of the Covid-19 variant first identified in India.

Boris Johnson is due to hold a press conference later on Friday in which he is expected to outline how the government will combat a sharp rise in infections linked to the B.1.617.2 variant.