back to the uk, a small story at the bottom of the sunday telegraph which unfortunately does not inspire much confidence we know as we are heading into autumn that it is the time for booster jabs at the into autumn that it is the time for boosterjabs at the headline at the bottom is, we will run out of boosterjabs one pharmacist, as over 75 is roll out begin. talk us through this. 75 is roll-out begin. talk us through this. through this. this has been something through this. this has been something i ve through this. this has been something i ve heard i through this. this has been i something i ve heard mutterings about for a while when we come round to future boosters, booster rounds. will there be enough? we are seeing this here in the telegraph, as saying that they don t have enough stock of what would be most people s fifth covid jab to meet demand and it s an important reminder that while we have completely moved past covid in terms of restrictions and lockdown, it is still g
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reinforce our wall of vaccine protection to keep our friends and loved ones safe. to be blunt, because of the much greater and faster transmissibility of this new variant, we may be facing indeed, we may be starting to experience a potential tsunami of infections. the sheer speed at which the variant moves means that it has the potential to infect large numbers of people. - this variant is much more transmissible, around two and a half times more so than delta. and you will have a larger number of people in our population contracting the virus. high level concern about the new variant is increasing, and the rapid roll out of booster jabs is seen as a vital part of the official response. there was no shortage of people queuing for boosters in bristol today though finding staff to do them hasn t been easy. it is difficult to recruit enough staff, both vaccinators and admin people.
surge in mainly mild infections, that will have an impact on the public sector and the wider economy, with some employees needing to isolate. that s another reason why ministers and health officials are pushing the message about booster jabs, including front page newspaper ads today. the uk has moved relatively quickly with the booster roll out. israel is ahead, but they started sooner. the uk, though, has moved more rapidly than some other leading economies. within great britain, where data is available, there is a varied picture. the darker shades show higher take up, the lighter shades, lower, and that is looking at all those who have had their first and second doses by the end of september who then went on to have a booster. the figures for wales are one week behind england and scotland of which is why booster take up looks less advanced. york was one centre today where people were queueing for boosters. ii the
in spain as thousands win a share of the world s richest lottery draw el gordo, or the fat one . we start here in the uk, which has recorded 100,000 daily new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began. the sudden rise in infections has been caused by the 0micron variant, which is known to be highly transmissible. but there s also some optimism, as preliminary studies published in the uk and south africa suggest 0micron could present with milder symptoms than other variants. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has this report. another record day for covid cases and for booster jabs. but as the 0micron wave surges,