Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 8 Feb 2021

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

1. South Africa halts Oxford jab

South Africa has suspended its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after research suggested it offers limited protection against mild and moderate cases of disease caused by the coronavirus variant discovered there. The UK’s vaccines minister insists that the British public can have confidence in Covid vaccines. Nadhim Zahawi said an annual booster jab is likely to be required, with the first to come in the autumn.

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