Coronavirus live news: Belgium to vaccinate 16- and 17-year-olds next month; Italy gives 600,000 jabs in a day
Belgian teenagers will receive Pfizer jab; Italy second in Europe for numbers fully vaccinated
- UK government adviser says 21 June easing foolish'
- France to allow UK tourists to enter if fully vaccinated
- Prioritise pupils, say UK school leaders
- See all our coronavirus coverage
11.18pm BST
First, it was a lottery to win $1m in Ohio. Then another lottery was set up in West Virginia.
In Illinois, people could get free tickets to the Six Flags amusement park.
Related: Get the vax, win a shotgun: US states get creative to encourage vaccination
10.49pm BST
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, will urge next week's G7 summit leaders to commit to vaccinate the whole world by the end of 2022", Downing Street said on Saturday.
In the statement on the announcement, Johnson said: Vaccinating the world by the end of next year would be the single greatest feat in medical history. The world is looking to us to rise to the greatest challenge of the post-war era: defeating Covid and leading a global recovery driven by our shared values."
Related: Share vaccines or climate deal will fail, rich countries are told
Continue reading...