The health secretary delivers an update on the vaccination programme, after Boris Johnson announced he would soon be receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Earlier on Wednesday Johnson's former chief aide Dominic Cummings called for an inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid crisis, describing the health department when the pandemic struck as a 'smoking ruin'

Dominic Cummings calls for 'very hard look' at handling of Covid crisis ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/17/dominic-cummings-doh-was-smoking-ruin-at-start-of-pandemic

Voices of the Covid bereaved: 'Our loved ones aren't just a number' – video ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/mar/17/voices-of-the-covid-bereaved-our-loved-ones-arent-just-a-number-video

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