What the papers say – December 2
The nation’s papers are again led by the Government’s booster rollout to fight the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Daily Telegraph, The Times and i report the UK has bought more than 100 million extra doses of coronavirus vaccine boosters.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Two more rounds of booster jabs ordered'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4O6L2Y pic.twitter.com/Liu3hRqL8a— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 1, 2021
THE TIMES: Fourth jab to fight variants #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/k0QRwhXvOj
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 1, 2021
I: Booster jabs until 2023: Britain buys 114m vaccine doses #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/b3VD3bjZcu
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 1, 2021
Ministers could allow GPs in England to stop monitoring millions of patients with underlying health problems as part of the “urgent new blitz” to deliver booster jabs, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Thursday 2 December 2021: GPs may stop monitoring millions of patients due to Covid jab drive pic.twitter.com/2SFF7ShWkR
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 1, 2021
UK virologist Professor Lawrence Young insists in the Daily Express “it’s not all gloom and doom” following signs vaccinated people continue to be well-protected from Omicron.
Front page: Not all gloom and doom! Omicron cases are mild #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oizQl6GUyQ
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 1, 2021
But The Independent reports leading Government scientific advisers have warned Omicron could cause the biggest wave of Covid cases in the UK yet.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Omicron could be largest spike yet, warn advisers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y6RtONJuOW
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 1, 2021
Hospitality bosses are cited in the Daily Mail as telling ministers not to be “Christmas killjoys” after festive events were cancelled due to the variant’s spread.
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/S7y4xO5oMP
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 1, 2021
Metro says Health Secretary Sajid Javid has told people to continue with Christmas parties – but to take a lateral flow Covid test prior to keep others safe.
Tomorrow's Paper Tonight 📰
LET IT FLOW, LET IT FLOW, LET IT FLOW
🟥 Sajid: party at Christmas but do a lateral test first
🟥 WHO: Omicron 'mild' and vaccine jabs should work #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qW4HfJ09S6— Metro (@MetroUK) December 1, 2021
The Daily Star also carries a health story, with the paper reporting a study has found having a bushy beard “means you’re three times less likely to be carrying the MRSA superbug”.
Tomorrow's front page: Beards are good for yer elfhttps://t.co/ZkDVKQ7hq6#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WGedjSlRUc
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 1, 2021
The Daily Mirror continues its coverage of Christmas parties allegedly celebrated at No 10 last year despite restrictions being in place at the time.
Tomorrow's front page: Booze, nibbles & party games until early hours... while the rest of us were cancelling Xmas #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/asCOF9u4ET pic.twitter.com/NHHbE27Ajl
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 1, 2021
And the Financial Times reports Washington has delayed a deal to lift UK steel tariffs over London’s threats to change post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Thursday 2 December https://t.co/eCjv3BpOz1 pic.twitter.com/aRI5axTEgG
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 1, 2021
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