Boris Johnson: 'Don't meet indoors even if vaccinated' as vaccines don't give 100pc protection
Telegraph, 02 Apr 2021
Vaccinated people should not meet indoors because jabs "are not giving 100 per cent protection", the Prime Minister has warned.
In a Twitter video answering questions from the public, Boris Johnson said the country is "not yet" at the stage where families and friends can meet inside, even if they are immunised.
"We're still very much in a world where you can meet friends and family outdoors under the rule of six or two households," he said. "And even though your friends and family members may be vaccinated, the vaccines are not giving 100 per cent protection, and that's why we just need to be cautious.
"We don't think that they entirely reduce or remove the risk of transmission," the Prime Minister warned.
His comments come after the UK started to ease restrictions, with groups of six or two households able to meet outdoors since Monday.
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In a Twitter video answering questions from the public, Boris Johnson said the country is "not yet" at the stage where families and friends can meet inside, even if they are immunised.
"We're still very much in a world where you can meet friends and family outdoors under the rule of six or two households," he said. "And even though your friends and family members may be vaccinated, the vaccines are not giving 100 per cent protection, and that's why we just need to be cautious.
"We don't think that they entirely reduce or remove the risk of transmission," the Prime Minister warned.
His comments come after the UK started to ease restrictions, with groups of six or two households able to meet outdoors since Monday.
Keep up with the latest news here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-cases-deaths-lockdown-covid-vaccine-rollout/
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