The education secretary has insisted children must return to a "normal pre-pandemic" experience in schools, despite the risk of an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Gavin Williamson said the UK 'has the capacity' to give teens vaccines and offer booster jabs if the JCVI gives the green light on teen vaccines and it's not an either-or case, there are enough doses to give the older high-risk generation a booster jab in Autumn.
In regards to schools returning, he said testing would be key to guarding against rising infection rates, but refused to outline what the government's "contingency plan" for other potential measures might involve.
Experts are predicting a surge in COVID-19 cases linked to classrooms reopening in England and Wales.
And the minister refused to rule out a potential rise.
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Britain’s schools shut for longer than any European country bar one during pandemic
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