Boris Johnson says double vaccination will be travel ‘liberator’ in foreign hols boost – announcement ‘in next few days’

BORIS Johnson today declared that full vaccination will be a “liberator” for reopening international travel in a boost to foreign holidays hope.

The PM said he’ll set out “in the course of the next few days” how Brits have been double jabbed will be able to head off abroad again.

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But he wouldn’t confirm reports that the new scheme, which would exempt those who have had two shots from quarantine, will come into force on July 26.

Speaking on a visit to the Nissan plant in Sunderland, he said: “I’m very confident double jabs will be a liberator and will enable people to travel.

“We’ll be setting out a lot more about the details of that in the course of July, in the course of the next few days.

“There’s no doubt at all that once you’ve got two jabs you are in a much better position.

“I do want travel to be to be possible, but I’ve got to stress that this year will not be like every other year.

“Because of the difficulties with Covid people shouldn’t it to be expect completely hassle free.”

The PM also declared that Freedom Day is on track for July 19 because the vaccine has “broken the link” between cases and hospitalisations.

He said “What we’re certainly seeing is a big increase in in cases, but that is not translating into a big increase in serious illness and death.

“And so it looks ever clearer that the vaccination programmes, the speed of the vaccine rollout, has broken that link between infection and mortality.

“That’s an amazing thing. That gives us the scope we think on the 19th to Go ahead cautiously, irreversibly, to go ahead.”