President Joe Biden on Monday overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military, a move that fulfills a campaign promise and will be cheered by LGBTQ advocates.
France’s Pasteur Institute abandons its principal Covid-19 vaccine project
France’s Pasteur Institute said on Monday it was ending development of a Covid-19 vaccine with US pharmaceutical company Merck after clinical trial results proved disappointing.
What’s lockdown like for secondary school pupils? – BBC Newsnight
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government will tell teachers and parents when schools in England can reopen “as soon as we can”. What’s learning and life in lockdown been like for secondary school pupils
COVID-19: 1 in 9 adults now vaccinated
Matt Hancock has outlined progress is UK coronavirus vaccination efforts. He said that progress was being made, with 78.7% of over 80s now having received a jab.
COVID-19: UK records 592 deaths
The government has announced that 592 people died with coronavirus since Sunday, with 22,195 new cases being reported on Monday.