downgrade that serious threat. i think the findings have showed on some very, very preliminary analysis and very small numbers, which i want to reinforce, that individuals compared to delta are around 30 a5% less likely to attend a&e. but it s finally balanced, if there are a lot more omicron but it s finely balanced, if there are a lot more omicron cases that will still make some people ill enough for hospital treatment as well as increasing staff sickness, adding to the already considerable pressure on the nhs. there is the increase in absence rates, the cueing at hospital, the hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances that are available, and there just aren t any left, that is taking its toll on front line staff. while ministers work out what further steps to take them efforts are being made to get the booster programme into the heart of the local communities here in an asian restaurant in bradford.
reduce the risk of transmission. and ideally to reduce people and teacher absence from school. and that s important because we saw those absence rates increased quite significantly in december as the new variant began to take hold. significantly in december as the new variant began to take hold. yeah, we don t know how variant began to take hold. yeah, we don t know how much variant began to take hold. yeah, we don t know how much the variant began to take hold. yeah, we don t know how much the christmas | don t know how much the christmas holidays will have acted as a fire break given how transmissible omicron is. obviously most schools if they were getting their pupils in on the first couple of days of term to do lateral flow tests in school we will hopefully be able to establish who is negative and who is positive and therefore try to curb cases rising right from the outset. how concerned are you, especially for those peoples in exam years, years 11 and 13 about the possible
slipping through the net if they are not able to go to school and have day to day contact with their teachers. and face coverings are one mitigation that the government is taking to reduce the risk of transmission, and ideally to reduce pupil and teacher absence from school, and that s important because we saw those absence rates increase quite significantly in december, as the new variant began to take hold. yeah, we don t know how much the christmas holidays will have acted as a firebreak, given how transmissible omicron is, but obviously most schools, if they are getting their pupils and on the first couple of days of term to do lateral flow tests in school, will hopefully be able to establish who is negative, who is positive, and therefore to try to curb cases rising right from the outset. how
to put people in hospital according to new research, and officials say that s reassuring. there is a glimmer of christmas hope in the findings that we published yesterday, but it definitely isn t yet at the point where we could downgrade that serious threat. i think the findings have showed on some very, very preliminary analysis and very small numbers, which i want to reinforce, that individuals compared to delta are around 30 a5% less likely to attend a&e. but it s finely balanced, if there are a lot more omicron cases that will still make some people ill enough for hospital treatment as well as increasing staff sickness, adding to the already considerable pressure on the nhs. there is the increase in absence rates, the cueing at hospital, the hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances that are available, and there just aren t any left, that is taking its toll on front line staff.
minimised as much as possible. only 7% of our respondents have had to collapse classes, and only 4% have had to send children home so they are responding really well at the moment. that s on 10% absence rates. the government is warning that we should expect absence rates of up to 25%. this is only going to get more difficult. my mailbox are my interaction with school leaders gives me a sense of concern out there. to keep this going, we have to make sure that schools are well supported by government and the communities they serve. what supported by government and the communities they serve. what does bein: well communities they serve. what does being well supported communities they serve. what does being well supported mean? - communities they serve. what does being well supported mean? one i communities they serve. what does being well supported mean? one of the first things being well supported mean? one of the first things that being well supported mean? one of the first things