Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers 'nuts' as he warns the coronavirus pandemic will continue until 'middle of next year'

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• Opponents of vaccines are "nuts," according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
• The UK this week reported positive early results in coronavirus vaccine trials.
• However, recent polling found just under a third of British people would not commit to taking a vaccine.
• Johnson made the comments as he warned that the coronavirus pandemic will continue until the "middle of next year."
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Opponents of vaccinations are "nuts," UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, as he warned that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to continue until the "middle of next year."

"There's all these anti-vaxxers now," Johnson told nurses during a visit to a doctor's surgery in London to mark his one-year anniversary as prime minister.

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