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Officials in the Swiss mountain resort of St Moritz have quarantined employees and guests of two luxury hotels, closed ski schools and kept schoolchildren home from class after a dozen positive tests for a highly infectious Covid variant.
The prime minister’s tweet comes after Therese Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, said in a Facebook post that she has been contacted with concerns in the Suffolk Coastal area that some over-80s, and even over-90s, have not been invited for the coronavirus vaccination while younger citizens have been.
Today marks a significant milestone as we offer vaccinations to millions more people who are most at risk from COVID-19.
We have a long way to go and there will be challenges ahead – but together we are making huge progress in our fight against this virus. pic.twitter.com/nGZNApxfer
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