Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the scientists behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, says a mass booster programme is unnecessary because immunity to COVID from two vaccine doses is “lasting well” in the majority of people, reports The Daily Telegraph.
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has reassured bond investors even though the ECB said it would buy fewer bonds in a sign of confidence in the eurozone’s economic recovery, according to the Financial Times.
France has warned the Channel could become a “theatre of human tragedies” as it vowed to block Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plan to “push back” migrant boats, sparking a major diplomatic row, reports The Independent.
Tensions are rising over masks on public transport as passengers and staff claim the number wearing them is falling because of a lack of enforcement and confusion over COVID rules, reports Metro.
Prince Andrew is “utterly convinced” he will return to royal duties despite the sexual assault claims against him, the Daily Mirror says.
Border Force boats will steer migrants back to France, according to the Daily Express
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick “must go” according to the Daily Mail’s frontpage, which says an open letter to Boris Johnson by victims of “police corruption, incompetence and malpractice” says she should not be given an extended contract.
The Guardian reports on warnings from experts and professionals that Boris Johnson’s £12bn health and social care plan will fail to fix the healthcare crisis.
