the virus at bay for so long? here s jack niedenthal, secretary of health and human services. we had strict protocols and quarantine, strict monitored quarantine for people coming in from the united states and when they get here they were also under strict quarantine orders so we managed to do it for over two years without a single community case of covid 19. we had a few border cases but this ba.5 0micron variant is very contagious, almost on par with measles. it s what we see through the community. i was the 11th person on the first day we discovered it, when i did home and did a self test i had it. i had already recovered, pretty much, but what we have been doing to fight it, we were prepared for this. we spent the last two years preparing. we had new covid wards here, we got all the vaccines, we got the ability to test, a lot of information and now we have all the therapeutics
this is bbc news i m sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the usjustice department wants to keep details about the warrant to raid donald trump s florida home sealed, saying it could cause irreparable damage to its investigation. people in the uk aged over 50 will be the first to receive a new covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the 0micron variant. why the perfect storm of heat waves, returning tourism and rising energy bills have left spain running out of ice. this i have to be really careful, i even have to buy ice bags from corner shops that obviously are more expensive than a regular ice
it s important that people boost their immunity. so it s a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster when they re contacted, they respond to that. it means those over 50 or those with particular health needs will have the comfort of knowing that their immunity has been topped up. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out. it will be aimed at all over 50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups that s around 26 million people across the uk and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna. around 13 million doses of the new vaccine roughly half of what s needed will be made available. it s offered as a single jab and targets two forms of covid both the original strain and the first 0micron variant known as ba.1. the rest of the booster programme will be made up of the original pfizer biontech vaccine and in exceptional circumstances the novavax vaccine.
this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the usjustice department wants to keep details about the warrant to raid donald trump s florida home sealed, saying it could cause irreparable damage to its investigation. over 50s in the uk will be the first to receive a new covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the 0micron variant. india pushes to become a manufacturing powerhouse, but hundreds of workers are killed and thousands disabled every year in industrial accidents. this is often a result of companies bypassing rules and safety norms. archana shukla filed
included in a range ofjabs offered as part of the uk government s autumn booster programme. it comes after the announcement that the uk has become the first country to approve the vaccine, which is specifically designed to provide immunity against both the original covid 19 virus, and the 0micron variant. the vaccine is called spikevax. those eligible forjabs this autumn include people over the age of 50, health workers, and people with a weakened immune system. let s talk to helen rowntree, director of research, services and engagement with blood cancer uk. hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? igrgie hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? ~ ., , hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? . ., , . ., , hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? . ., , , , ., vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, the - vaccine? we really welcome news of