UK Newspaper Archive

The government is “actively” considering a pause to mandatory coronavirus vaccines for NHS workers as fears grow mass sackings will damage patient care, i weekend reports.

Omicron may have peaked with new cases falling for five days in a row, suggesting the rollout of booster vaccines and Plan B restrictions are working, writes the Metro.

The Observer reports COVID-19 should be treated as an endemic virus – similar to flu – and ministers should end mass vaccination after the booster campaign according to the UK’s vaccine taskforce.

The Daily Telegraph leads with a warning from the head of Britain’s vaccine body that fourth COVID jabs should not be offered to people until there is more evidence they are effective. 

Almost half of Boris Johnson’s backbenchers voted against vaccine passports, The Daily Telegraph says, giving the prime minister the “worst parliamentary rebellion of his premiership”.

The Guardian says a big Tory rebellion over vaccine passports underlines the prime minister’s “increasingly shaky grip over his party”.

The Financial Times leads with what it calls a “crushing blow” to Boris Johnson’s authority after almost 100 Tory MPs voted against vaccine passports. 

Boris Johnson’s plea for an army of vaccine volunteers is on the Daily Mail’s front page.

Further COVID curbs – such as more testing and vaccine passports for pubs – are being considered by ministers, according to The Times.

Further COVID curbs – such as more testing and vaccine passports for pubs – are being considered by ministers, according to The Times.

The Guardian has a warning from the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, who says the next virus could be worse than COVID-19.

A government deal for more than 100 million more vaccine doses means the possibility of a fourth COVID jab for all adults is now closer than ever, The Times says.

The Telegraph is reporting that the UK government has bought enough vaccines to protect the nation from COVID variants for the next two years. The order equates to two booster jabs per adult. 

Millions more adults and children will be offered further vaccines to help beat the spread of the Omicron variant under new plans, reports the Metro front page.

Millions more UK adults will be offered booster vaccines to help save Christmas in the wake of the Omicron variant, according to The Times.

Vaccine makers and scientists are confident the Omicron variant can be combatted, the Daily Express reports, as ministers scramble to try and save Christmas. 

The UK vaccine booster scheme could be widened to combat the Omicron variant, The Guardian reports. 

The Omicron variant has led to a flurry of new travel restrictions across the globe, following fears that it may escape current vaccines.

The Daily Telegraph reports the AstraZeneca vaccine may offer longer-lasting immunity than other jabs.

The Daily Express reports on mandatory vaccines for frontline NHS staff, with 100,000 told to get the jab or lose their job.

The Daily Telegraph writes that under plans being considered by ministers, NHS staff will not be forced to have the COVID vaccine this winter. 

The Independent is leading on reports that a modified version of the Oxford vaccine is being developed to target the Delta variant, in the wake of rising infections in the UK.

Young children have been exposed to “lies and conspiracy theories” about coronavirus and vaccines on the social media app TikTok for months, The Guardian has learned.

The Daily Star reports on the backlash over singer Nicki Minaj’s anti-vaccine tweets.

The i also leads with the news that COVID-19 vaccines for children are to be rolled out next week.