UK Ends Vaccine Passports, Mask Mandates, as Prime Minister Faces Calls for Resignation UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today ended pandemic restrictions he instituted just last month, citing a drop in COVID cases. Some suggested the move was politically motivated as calls for his resignation increased in the wake of a scandal over alleged parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic.

01/19/22 • COVID › NEWS UK Ends Vaccine Passports, Mask Mandates, as Prime Minister Faces Calls for Resignation UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today ended pandemic restrictions he instituted just last month, citing a drop in COVID cases. Some suggested the move was politically motivated as calls for his resignation increased in the wake of a scandal over alleged parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic. By David Charbonneau, Ph.D. 72 https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/uk-ends-vaccine-passports-mask-mandates/ Link copied UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today ended all Plan B pandemic restrictions in the UK, including working from home, vaccine passports and mask mandates for public spaces, including schools. Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender's Top News of the Day. It's free. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today ended all Plan B pandemic restrictions in the UK, including working from home, vaccine passports and mask mandates for public spaces, including schools. In announcing the change, Johnson said: “The Cabinet concluded that because of the extraordinary booster campaign, together with the way the public has responded to the Plan B measures, we can return to Plan A in England, and allow Plan B regulations to expire.” Johnson first announced the Plan B measures on Dec. 8, 2021. The measures took effect Dec. 15, 2021, after passing a parliament vote. The ending of the restrictions means workers are due back in the office Thursday. The Department for Education also will end requirements tomorrow for facemasks in classrooms. Mandates for vaccine passports to access businesses or public places will expire next Wednesday without renewal, the prime minister announced, as will public mask mandates. BUY TODAY: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s New Book — 'The Real Anthony Fauci' Health Secretary Sajid Javid called the relaxation of measures a “major milestone,” adding: “But it’s not the end of the road and we shouldn’t see this as the finish line because we cannot eradicate this virus and its future variants.” Javid added: “Instead we must learn to live with COVID in the same way we have to live with flu. We will be setting out our long-term plan for living with COVID-19 this spring.” The unexpected announcements came in the wake of signs the Omicron wave has peaked in the UK. Dr. Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security Agency, told a Downing Street news conference the latest seven-day average of COVID cases was 93,200 compared with almost 225,000 on Dec. 29, 2021. Chart: Covid stats She said hospital cases were back down to below 20,000 while there were only 703 on mechanical ventilators — levels not seen since last July. Omicron is “not the same disease we were seeing a year ago” and high COVID death rates in the UK are “now history,” Sir John Bell, professor of medicine at Oxford University and leading immunologist said. Mary Holland, president of Children’s Health Defense, commented: “While we welcome the prime minister’s statement to lift draconian COVID restrictions in the UK, we believe this ‘victory through COVID defeat’ narrative raises more questions than it answers. Why now? Has the science really changed? Who is calling the shots? “Children’s Health Defense will continue to seek truthful answers and real accountability for the harmful lockdown policies of the COVID pandemic era.” Some suggested the timing of Johnson’s announcement is politically motivated as calls for his resignation increased Tuesday in the wake of “partygate,” the scandal over numerous, alleged parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic in breach of government lockdowns. The announcement also came after the prime minister received a petition on Monday, signed by more than 200,000 people, demanding an end to vaccine passports. Despite also receiving a petition signed by 160,000 healthcare workers, Johnson said vaccination requirements for healthcare workers and the mandatory testing of travelers to the UK will remain in place.******************************************************PLAN B restrictions are to be scrapped by January 26, the Prime Minister has announced. And all Covid restrictions including isolation are said set to end on March 24 as well. Here's what know about the new Plan B scrapping. Boris Johnson has announced the end of Covid-19 restrictions 1 Boris Johnson has announced the end of Covid-19 restrictionsCredit: LNP Has Plan B ended and are there any more Covid restrictions? Plan B restrictions will be torn up from next week as it appears the Omicron wave has peaked. Only work from home guidance and Covid passports for larger venues will last until January 26, when the rules expire by law. Masks are no longer required in shops and public transport, and students in schools can take masks off from tomorrow in class. The announcement marks a return to 'Plan A' but Johnson did tell the public to "think about" wearing a mask when still around new people in crowded settings. It remains a legal requirement to isolate if people test positive. The Plan B was due for its first review on January 26 and will now be scrapped at first offering, the PM announced after a bruising PMQs. The light touch guidance in England, was contrasted by legal restrictions in the other home nations as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all shut nightclubs after Christmas amongst their efforts to curb Omicron. What was Plan B Covid in the UK? Plan B has saw the return of measures seen in the UK's various lockdowns. This included making face coverings for most indoor venues, such as shops and cinema's, and vaccine passports mandatory in nightclubs and large-capacity venues. The UK was also advised of returning to working from home where possible. Vaccine passports were extended to include a negative lateral flow as sufficient proof of entry. Boris Johnson announced the Plan B measures on December 8, 2021, and they came into effect on Wednesday, December 15 after passing a parliament vote. He said the key response to Omicron was to buy time. CORONAVIRUS LATEST What were the Plan B Covid restrictions? The most recent round of guidance, asking Brits to work from home came into force on December 13, 2021. Working from home Under Plan B all but essential workers were asked to work remotely like they did between March 2020 and last July's Freedom Day. People are advised to take lateral flow tests (LFTs) before entering any "high-risk setting", including busy areas and some workplaces. Vaccine passports Vaccine passports were also launched for large venues like football matches and nightclubs. At the moment the definition of fully-vaccinated is two jabs rather than three, and a negative lateral flow test will also count. Face masks Mandatory face masks - the third prong of the Government's Plan B - were already in force for shops and public transport since November 30, 2021, to stem the rising tide of Omicron. Plan B was extended to all "crowded and enclosed settings" which includes large capacity venues. It included theatres, cinemas and hairdressers - but not in pubs or restaurants, or venues such as gyms where it's "not practical".