All adults to be offered Covid-19 vaccine by July 31 under UK Government's accelerated plan

A patient receives an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. Picture: Nick Potts/PA

All adults in the UK should be offered a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July, Boris Johnson has pledged.

The British Prime Minister said the accelerated rollout would help protect the most vulnerable sooner and enable the easing of some restrictions.