from the BBC
The Covid inquiry will not start hearing evidence about the development of vaccines and other drugs this summer, as originally planned.
Witness hearings will be postponed until a later date, likely to be after the next general election.
Baroness Hallett, who is chairing the inquiry, recognised the decision would be "disappointing for some".
But she said more time was needed to prepare for a separate investigation into the impact of Covid on the NHS.
"I want to ensure our hearings in 2024 are as effective as possible and I recognise the increasing pressure on organisations to respond to requests and provide information to the inquiry," she added.
"I remain committed to not allowing the inquiry hearings to run beyond my original aim of summer 2026."..
The module investigating vaccines and therapeutics was originally
expected to start in the summer of 2024, but that has now been
postponed...
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