COVID-19: Tony Blair says vaccine hesitancy is 'completely wrong and unjustified'

Tony Blair is calling on Boris Johnson to launch a major publicity blitz to boost COVID vaccine take-up rates and allay fears about side-effects. The former prime minister claims the government should do more to sell the benefits of vaccines and publish data on how effective and safe they are. Mr Blair's call comes in a new report - Restoring Confidence in the Workhorse Covid-19 Vaccines, published by his Institute for Global Change - which examines reasons for rising vaccine hesitancy, particularly relating to AstraZeneca.