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we have a fairly low vaccination rate in the population and the waning of immunity hits austria now six months after we started our vaccination programme and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the winter season where people are moving indoors. germany fears a national health care emergency. the government is set to introduce restrictions for unvaccinated people. a full lockdown not ruled out. such a dramatic surge in cases is not being experienced in the uk. a number of factors at play. many countries in europe were faced with delta a little bit later so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did so that is a factor. the second one is there is differences in vaccines. your have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. high infection rates in the past have helped build up immunity in the uk. now the push to increase booster jab take up continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of tougher
so that is a factor. the second one is there is differences in vaccines. you have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. high infection rates in the past have helped build up immunity in the uk. now the push to increase booster jab take up continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of tougher restrictions being introduced elsewhere. megan paterson, bbc news. let s speak now to cambridge university professor of statistics david spiegelhalter, who is also the co author of covid by numbers. thank you forjoining us. how helpful is it to keep comparing numbers between different countries across the continent of europe? i think it gives a picture of what can happen under different strategies that have been taken by different countries. we have seen germany, austria, the netherlands, belgium,
in some european countries. high infection rates in the past have helped build up immunity in the uk. now the push to increase booster jab take up continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of tougher restrictions being introduced elsewhere. megan paterson, bbc news. president biden has urged americans to avoid violence and destruction after a teenager who shot dead two people during racialjustice protests was cleared of murder in wisconsin. kyle rittenhouse said he d acted in self defence last august. the president also said. while the verdict in kenosha will leave many americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken. from wisconsin, nomia iqbal sent this report. the defendant will rise and face the jury and harken to its verdicts. a dangerous vigilante, or someone acting in self defence? after 26 hours the jury decided kyle rittenhouse s fate.