BRITAIN’S hated covid pass system is to be scrapped within two weeks, according to reports.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid is understood to have told MPs that he shared their “instinctive discomfort” at the certificates, which requires proof of covid vaccination or a negative test to enter large events and nightclubs in England.
With confirmed covid cases continuing to fall yesterday and hospital admissions flatlining, the threshold for continuing the complicated and controversial system is unlikely to be to be met, The Times reports.
Scientific advisers have also questioned how effective the requirement for double vaccination is, considering apparent Omicron‘s ability to bypass two doses.
They remain in favour of using negative covid tests, however, after concluding that mass use of lateral flow testing has significantly slowed cases in the UK
Read our covid live blog below for the latest news and updates…
