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A further jab may be needed in the autumn to help deal with mutant strains of COVID-19, The Times reports.

Ministers will be given greater powers over the NHS under health reforms to be announced in weeks, The Times reports.

Outdoor sports and socialising are among the first activities expected to be allowed after schools return next month, The Times reports.

The Guardian says a study’s shown coughing generated at least 10 times more “aerosol” particles than speaking or breathing – meaning NHS staff could be at far greater risk of catching COVID from patients than previously thought.

Data suggests the Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine can cut transmission of COVID-19, as well as providing protection, tomorrow’s The Times reports.

The Times leads with news of a “crucial milestone” in the fight against the coronavirus.

The Times reports that Boris Johnson and the UK medicines regulator are confident the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine works for over-65s.It comes after Germany said there wasn’t enough data to show that it’s effective for older people.

The Times quotes a “senior German MEP” who is apparently warning that a developing disagreement between the EU and the UK over coronavirus vaccine doses is heading towards a “trade war”.