UK Government and chair of the Independent Sage Group, said the current Covid-19 figures are "evidence of another wave appearing".
He told Sky News earlier today: "We know that anyone vaccinated twice is relatively safe against the virus. "But let's not forget the one in 25 new cases are people who have been vaccinated twice - that means 400 new cases a day are people who had the vaccine twice. "While there is an extensive amount of virus out there in the country, amongst our people, it is dangerous." He continued: "Dying isn't the sole issue about that we're trying to avoid here.