UK Newspaper Archive

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. 

Vaccine passports for nightclubs and sports events have been scrapped, Metro reports.

The Times claims booster vaccines are expected to get the go-ahead early next week after data showed they give a “several-fold increase” in vital antibodies that protect against coronavirus.

The Daily Telegraph reports that children aged between 12 and 15 are expected to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine, against the recommendation from the government’s advisers.

The Daily Express says all over-50s are in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster.

The Times leads with the news that “weakened” people will be getting a third COVID vaccine shot.

A call for all over-50s to get a third round of COVID vaccines is the top story in the Daily Mail.

Pressure is growing to speed up the rollout of COVID booster jabs as studies show vaccine protection can decline within six months, says the Daily Express.

The Daily Express hails the success of COVID-19 vaccines, which have saved nearly 100,000 lives in England.

Young people will be told to get a COVID vaccine or miss out on fun, reports The Times. 

Healthy children as young as 12 could be offered the COVID-19 vaccine, the Daily Mail says.

The Financial Times leads with the World Health Organization’s plea for a halt on COVID boosters while poorer nations struggle for vaccines.

Young people aged 16 and 17 are to get their first coronavirus vaccine dose before returning to school, Metro reports.

Scientists have proof Britain’s vaccine rollout is finally winning the war on COVID, according to the Daily Express.

The Daily Mirror says 60,000 people are alive thanks to the vaccine programme. 

Google workers will only be able to return to its US offices if they have had two COVID vaccine injections – that’s the lead in the Metro.

Ministers have been warned by senior health officials that allowing fully vaccinated Europeans to enter the UK freely could raise the risk of lower quality vaccines undermining Britain’s immunity against COVID-19, The Times reports.

Boris Johnson is worried Britain may “squander its vaccine bonus”, so he’s planning to ease England’s COVID travel restrictions soon, says The Times.

The Metro leads on Matthew Keenan, a new father who did not believe in COVID vaccines and died of the disease wishing he had been jabbed.

The global recovery from the COVID pandemic is at risk unless developing countries are given access to vaccines, warns the Financial Times.