Cooperation is still the key to slowing the spread of Covid-19

The UK may be inching towards a total lifting of lockdown restrictions – but there is still work to do, writes Chris Stevenson

Salisbury Cathedral is one of the locations across the country where people have been able to receive vaccines (Steve Parsons/PA)

As Covid-19 vaccines continue to be rolled out across the UK, we mustn’t forget that the whole world is still dealing with the consequences of the pandemic – with the images out out of India a reminder of the threat the virus poses.

A new campaign has been launched by the Department of Health to encourage younger people to get a vaccine when their cohort is up. Although a recent survey by the Office for National Statistics has suggested that while 94 per cent of respondents felt positively about the vaccines, about one in eight 16- to 29-year-olds said they were hesitant. One can only hope that as many young people as possible take up the vaccine

More than half the entire UK population – 33.5 million people – have now received a first dose, while more than 12 million people have had two doses, although the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said that “the battle is not yet over”.