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But scientists warn against treating coronavirus like the flu, with mutations getting "more dangerous".
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First Minister Mark Drakeford says vaccine supplies will fall over the next few weeks.
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Social care staff say they are more stretched now than at any point in the pandemic.
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One consequence of lockdown has been that neighbourhoods come to life after dark.
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England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam urges people not to delay their vaccinations.
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Jonathan Brown hopes to encourage people to have the jab and see "light at the end of the tunnel".