Booster campaign stalls as ‘partygate’ undermines trust in official advice

Hundreds still dying from Covid each day in the UK as fear of the virus wanes

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The Covid booster campaign has stalled, and declining trust in the prime minister is part of the problem, say scientists.

Only 26,875 people in England had a third dose or booster on 1 February, the latest complete figures available, and 6 million people are at least six weeks overdue for their shot.