The main two COVID vaccines are highly effective, the Daily Express says, as evidenced by data showing a dramatic drop in the number of over-80s being sent to intensive care.  

The chancellor will spend £1.65bn on coronavirus vaccines to get Britain back to normal sooner, according to the Daily Express.

England’s deputy chief medical officer has warned too many Britons risk ruining progress in the war on COVID by “taking their foot off the brake at exactly the wrong time”, the Daily Express writes.Jonathan Van-Tam’s warning is also our lead story.

The Queen evoked a “wartime spirit” in what the Daily Express calls a “shock message” encouraging people to get the COVID vaccine.