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29 Mar Coronavirus

Covid Vaccine Rates Are Significantly Lower For Black Brits, New ONS Data Shows

New data on the demographics of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout has revealed vast disparities along ethnic and religious lines.

01 Mar Coronavirus

Nadhim Zahawi Says Discovery Of Covid-19 Brazil Variant In The UK Shows Border Policy "Actually Worked"

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has defended the government's handling of UK borders after it emerged that the Brazil variant of the coronavirus arrived in the UK before ministers introduced the hotel quarantine policy.

22 Feb Coronavirus

UK's Two Coronavirus Vaccines Cut Hospital Admissions By 85% and 94%, New Study Finds

A new study has found a "substantial reduction" in the risk of hospital admissions among Scottish people who have received the two main vaccines.

20 Feb Coronavirus

Vacs To The Future: The Nadhim Zahawi Interview

With 15 million vulnerable people vaccinated against Covid-19 in just under ten weeks, and enough jabs on order to cover every person in the country, the vaccine programme could be a rare unmitigated success for the government. Now vital questions about how vaccines fit into unlocking the economy are being raised and tricky decisions are on the horizon. Kate Proctor speaks to vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi.

07 Feb Coronavirus

Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi Says 1,000 Jabs A Minute Were Delivered On Saturday Morning

The vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said he is confident the government will hit its mid-February target of giving all the most vulnerable a coronavirus jab after revealing almost 1,000 a minute were delivered on Saturday morning.

04 Feb Coronavirus

Hotel Coronavirus Quarantine Plans "In Chaos" As Chains Say They've Still Not Been Consulted

Labour has accused the government of a chaotic approach to its roll out of Covid-19 quarantine hotels as plans are still to be unveiled and hotel chains say they have not been consulted.

04 Feb Coronavirus

Vaccine Minister Claims Border Policy Is "Robust" Despite Failing To Put In Place Hotel Quarantine Plans

The vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has claimed the government's border policy is "robust" despite further delays to the start of the hotel quarantine policy.

26 Jan Coronavirus

Vaccines Minister Says It's "Far Too Early" To Book Summer Holidays

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has warned off planning for summer holidays, while an announcement is expected today on whether people will be required to formally quarantine on entering the UK.

22 Jan Coronavirus

Vaccine Supply Will Be Increased In Areas Of The UK Falling Behind On Priority Groups

Areas of the country that have not inoculated as many people in the top priority groups compared to regions like the North East and Yorkshire will receive a boost to vaccine supplies.

18 Jan Coronavirus

Vaccine Minister Announces Plans For 24-Hour Vaccination Centres To Launch From The End Of January

A pilot scheme to trial round-the-clock coronavirus vaccinations will launch in London by the end of the month, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced.

13 Jan Coronavirus

Boris Johnson U-Turns On 24/7 Covid Vaccines And Promises They Will Available “As Soon As We Can”

Boris Johnson has promised to start offering coronavirus vaccines round the clock “as soon as we can” after pressure to speed up the rollout.

08 Jan Coronavirus

Moderna Covid Vaccine Has Been Approved In The UK And Government Has Ordered 10 Million More

A third vaccine against Covid-19 has been approved by the UK’s medical regulator but, no doses will be available until the spring.

27 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

A Minister Has Insisted Boris Johnson Is Focused On "Levelling-Up" After Northern Tory MPs Called For A "Roadmap" Out Of Lockdown

Business minister Nadhim Zahawi has insisted Boris Johnson is focused on "levelling-up" the north of England after a group of Tory MPs said lockdowns were fuelling "disparity" across the country.

09 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Tory Minister Nadhim Zahawi Has Condemned The "Corrosive" Leaking Of The Government's Latest Lockdown Proposals

Tory business minister Nadhim Zahawi has called for an end to "corrosive" leaks after it was reported that ministers were set to announce new lockdown measures on Monday.

25 Jun 2020 Communities

Tory dinner did not ‘buy Richard Desmond a decision’ in Robert Jenrick planning row, minister says

A Conservative fundraising dinner did not buy billionaire Tory donor Richard Desmond “a decision” from Robert Jenrick over a controversial property development, minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

09 Jul 2018 Education

We cannot let any children be cut off from the chances this country can offer them

I am living proof of the power of opportunity. It is now my turn to ensure all children, no matter their background or what obstacles are in the way, are presented with the chance to succeed in life, writes Nadhim Zahawi