to where the bafta award winning documentary my octopus teacer was filmed campaigners there are trying to preserve one of the world s richest ecosystems. good evening and welcome to bbc news. if you re over 45 years old and live in england you can now book your covid jab, as the vaccination programme enters its next phase. everyone over fifty or in a high risk group has already been offered a first dose, according to the government, and ministers say they re on track to offer all adults a vaccine by the end ofjuly. it comes as officals try to contain new cases of the south african variant in south london, where hundreds of thousands of residents have been asked to come forward for tests. today the prime minister has warned that infections will rise as the economy reopens, and he s urged people to continue to be cautious. with the latest on the vaccine roll out, hugh pym reports. are you feeling well today? a firstjab with a new vaccine, this one supplied by the us company,
six people who have the vaccine in the us have developed a rare and severe blood clots and so far i ve been given to number 7 million americans. our medical editor reports. an abundance of caution was cited by us health officials as the reason why they paused the use of the single shotjohnson &johnson covid jab. the vaccine, which in europe is branded as janssen, was approved in the us in late february. since then, there have been six incidents of very rare clots in the brain, out of 6.8 million doses so less than one case per million people immunised. all were women under 50, one of them died and one is critically ill. i think this is an unusual occurrence of a serious adverse event that you want to make sure before you go forward, you investigate it thoroughly. and that s exactly what they re doing. they re pausing, so that they can look at it more carefully. similar very rare clots have occurred with the oxford astrazeneca jab and scientists are investigating whether this
hello, good afternoon. the end really is in sight. with those words, the prime minister has set out his long awaited road map for easing lockdown restrictions in england. there are four different stages starting in two weeks time on march 8 and culminating three months later with what is hoped will be the lifting of all restrictions on social contacts injune. each part of england will move out of restrictions at the same time. mrjohnson called it a one way road to freedom . so let s just talk you through those key steps of the government s plan, with five weeks between each phase, to allow for data on the virus to be assessed. step one starts on the 8th of march, with schools open to all pupils, but secondary school children will have to wear a mask in the classroom. the stay at home order will stay in place, but you can meet one other person outside to socialise. on 29 march, the stay at home order will end, with outdoor gatherings allowed of up to six people or two ho