π No more tiers: restrictions will be eased across England-no regional differences
β° PM announces roadmap this afternoon
4οΈβ£ Roadmap has 4 steps
π Easing starts March 8th
π³ Outdoor activities restart before indoor ones
π³ MPs to vote on new regulations in coming weeks
π 4 tests to continue each step of roadmap
1οΈβ£ vaccine rollout continues successfully
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2οΈβ£ vaccines effective in reducing hospitalisations & deaths
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3οΈβ£ no resurgence of hospitalisations that pressure NHS
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4οΈβ£ risks not fundamentally changed by new variants
π« All schools opening from March 8th will be stage 1
π³ Outdoor meeting with one other person likely to be allowed also- so you could meet in a park for a drink
β Then need to pass the 4 tests to move to the next step of the roadmap
π The next step is likely to be end of March- so the impact of step 1 can be assessed against the tests
𧬠This is real world data in a study by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde and Public Health Scotland
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Dataset is entire Scotland population of 5.4m people
Prof Aziz Sheikh: βThese results are very encouraging and have given us great reasons to be optimistic for the future. We not have national evidence - across a whole country- that vaccination provides protectionβ
π NEW: One dose of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine offers 76% protection after day 22 post vaccination - and offers sustained protection through a 3 month period until second dose
New analysis by Oxford University
βΆοΈ vaccine shows sustained protection of 76% during the 3-month interval until the second dose
βΆοΈ analyses shows single standard dose efficacy from day 22 to day 90 post vaccination of 76% with protection not falling in this three-month period
βΆοΈ After the second dose vaccine efficacy from two standard doses is 82.4% with the 3-month interval being used in the UK
βΆοΈ 82.4% effective, with a 95% confidence interval of 62.7% - 91.7% at 12+ weeks