The Prime Minister, 56, returned to St Thomas' Hospital to receive his first dose of the AstraZenca vaccine, where he previously was treated after contracting Covid-19 last year.

Boris Johnson has joined the 26M in the UK who have now received their first dose, and the Prime Minister had a message for those who are still awaiting their jab as he left the hospital."Everybody, when you do get your notification to go for a jab please go and get it. It is the best thing for you, best thing for your family and for everybody else.

"Don't just listen to me, listen to all the scientists, listen to what the European Union Medicines Agency had to say, to what the MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] has said. The risk is COVID, this is a great thing to do." He went on to add.T he Oxford jab has been paused in various European countries due to a link to blood clots in some recipients, which has caused alarm to some of the public.However, the British Government, as well as Health Professionals are still convinced that taking the Oxford jab is a safe thing to do, and much safer than contracting the virus.

Countries such as France, Germany and Italy have resumed their vaccine rollout after the European Medicines Agency deemed the jab "safe and effective".The MHRA and World Health Organization have also reviewed the vaccine, found it to be safe and encouraged those to attend their vaccine appointments when they receive one.At a Downing Street briefing on Thursday, Boris Johnson said "The Oxford jab is safe and the Pfizer jab is safe,""The thing that isn't safe is catching COVID, which is why it is so important that we all get our jabs as soon as our turn comes."