![Britain's Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Jonathan Van-Tam speaks during a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 2, 2020. Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Italy and Japan promised free inoculations for all even as the global death toll ticked towards 1.5 million. A mere 12 months after the pandemic began in China, the UK's independent medicines regulator gave its green light to the BioNTech-Pfizer drug in double-quick time but insisted safety had come first. / AFP / POOL / JOHN SIBLEY](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWL4DGPHVU7UI2Q5L3VXOZIPJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=bb83d7b8754886c95bcd5dc75b635cb0fba4f61539d3ddc43385e405bd366a38&width=400&height=225)
The deputy chief medical officer for England, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, said people vaccinated against coronavirus could still spread the disease. AFP
The deputy chief medical officer for England, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, said people vaccinated against coronavirus could still spread the disease. AFP
UK’s Covid vaccine recipients warned: You can still pass the virus on
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam urges those vaccinated to continue abiding by lockdown rules