Covid live news: catastrophic winter wave unlikely in UK, says expert; Germany mobilises 12,000 soldiers to fight coronavirus– report

Prof Neil Ferguson says UK in different situation to other countries in Europe; German paper reports that 12,000 soldiers will be mobilised by Christmas

California has become the latest US state to make Covid vaccine booster doses available for all adults, despite a call from federal health officials to limit their distribution to people most at risk.

It follows similar moves by Colorado and New Mexico, which have among the highest rates of new infections in the US. California, the country’s most populous state, has now joined them in the “high” tier for transmission, according to recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Source: The Guardian