i would just say to people, again, there's 1.5 million slots out there over the next few days. there's plenty of opportunity. there's mobile vaccination units, there's gps vaccinating, there's all sorts of ways to get vaccinated and just please come forward and help yourself, but also help reduce that burden on the nhs. and now this — a second antiviral pill has been approved by the uk regulator. in trials, pfizer's paxlovid drug offered nearly 90% protection from severe illness and death among vulnerable adults. there is a glimmer of hope for the new year. vaccines and new treatments should help protect the most at risk from serious illness. but there are huge uncertainties. if there is a sharp rise in hospital admissions, health leaders say ministers will have to act fast. katharine da costa, bbc news. the legendary american actor and comedian betty white has died at the age of 99. her career spanned nine decades