Ministers are nervous that letting fully vaccinated travellers avoid quarantine could spark rush for second jabs
Double-vaccinated travellers will not be allowed to avoid quarantine when returning from amber-list countries until August, given fears that the announcement could spark a huge surge in people trying to bring forward their second dose and put strain on the system.
Ministers are set to announce changes to the traffic-light system of international travel restrictions on Thursday afternoon after a meeting of the Covid operations committee, with Malta once again poised to be added to the green list.
