The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)

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“Even if there is anything, it is so vanishingl­y rare that we have to get on and protect ourselves against the real threat, which is a virus that kills us,” - Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford vaccine group, says it is too early to say whether there are particular groups experienci­ng rare blood clots from the Astrazenec­a vaccine.

“I think realistica­lly you are talking about two maybe three years to get back to previous levels because NHS waiting lists are now at a very, very high level and it will take time to restore that,”

- Professor David Loughton, chief executive of the Royal Wolverhamp­ton NHS Trust, says the pandemic has caused a huge backlog for NHS waiting lists.

“The sleep deprivatio­n, the treatment by senior bankers, the mental and physical stress... I’ve been through foster care and this is arguably worse,”

- A response to an internal Goldman Sachs survey on their working conditions.

“We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those efforts,” - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Oscar nominees they will not be able to accept awards remotely.

“Nobody should think that we are immune from that, nobody should think we can drop our guard and plan on the basis that coronaviru­s has gone away,” - Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford admits he is concerned over rising coronaviru­s rates in Paris.

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