Self-isolation rules change in England from Monday

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New self-isolation rules are set to take effect from Monday for anyone with two doses of the vaccine.

The rules have already changed in Wales and Scotland and will now change in England.

Currently, anyone who has had significant contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 is required to stay at home for 10 days.

But that rule for anyone who has taken two doses of the vaccine, or anyone under 18, will be scrapped from next week in England.

People will continue to be contacted through the NHS Test and Trace – but rather than being asked to stay at home, they will be advised to take a PCR test. The rules for those who have taken two doses will only apply if 14 days have passed since the second hit.

Anyone who has not received two doses will still need to self-isolate.

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The government advised fully vaccinated people contacted by the app to “observe other precautions such as wearing a face covering in enclosed spaces, and limiting contact with other people”.

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Requiring close contacts of people with COVID-19 to self-isolate has played an important role in helping us get this virus under control, and millions of people across the UK have made tremendous sacrifices by doing so.

“Every one of these sacrifices helped us protect the NHS and save lives.

“Having two doses of the vaccine turned the odds in our favor and allowed us to safely regain our lost freedoms, and from Monday we can take another big step toward our normal lives by removing self-isolation requirements for people who are double stabbed in contact with people with COVID-19.” .

A total of 86,780,455 doses were administered in the UK, with 47,091,889 subjects receiving the first dose (89%) and 39,688,566 subjects receiving both doses (75%).

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The Health Secretary has confirmed that preparations are underway to introduce the UK’s Covid booster vaccines from next month, but a leading vaccine expert has indicated they are not needed.

Sajid Javid said the government is awaiting the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI), but noted that the plan is likely for those over 50 to have a Covid-19 booster vaccine offered at the same time as the flu vaccination.

He said that those who got vaccinated when the vaccine was launched in December last year will be given priority.

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